寝ねかしつける

ichidan verb, transitive verb

put to sleep; lull to sleep

Specifically for putting a child or baby to sleep, often by rocking, singing, or patting.

• 赤あかちゃんを寝ねかしつけるのに一いち時じ間かんかかった。

  It took an hour to put the baby to sleep.

• 子こ守もり唄うたを歌うたって子こどもを寝ねかしつけた。

  I lulled the child to sleep by singing a lullaby.