Momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mocking bird don't sing,
Momma's gone buy you a diamond ring.
(There are more lyrics, those are just the first verses)
It means to be quiet. It also means to keep a secret, such as: "We need to keep that secret hush hush."
Yes, a popular nursery rhyme that mentions the word baby is "Hush, Little Baby" which includes the line "And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass." Another one is "Mary Had a Little Lamb" with the line "Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow."
Mother Goose is the poet who wrote "Hush Little Baby Don't Say a Word." The exact identity and origin of Mother Goose is unknown. Many people think she was a mother from Boston who wrote various literary works for children during the late 17th century.
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Hush = become quiet or stillWords:QuietShutupSilent
I think it's a song/lullaby (many versions), rather than a book, of which the next lines are: Momma's gonna buy you a mocking-bird An' if that mocking bird don't sing Momma's gonna but you a golden ring - and so on through a succession of such lines, each time with compensation for lack, until finally, even with nothing 'You're still the sweetest little baby in town'.
The word 'hush' is a verb (hush, hushes, hushing, hushed) and a noun, an uncountable noun, a word for silence. Silence cannot be counted.
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withhold, hush-hush
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To say "hush" in Twi, you can use the word "hyɛ" which means to be quiet or to silence.
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