"lullaby, cradle song," 1860, from French berceuse "cradle-song, woman who rocks an infant," from bercer "to rock" (Old French bercier "to rock" a child in a cradle, 12c.) + fem. agent suffix -euse.
bepuzzle
bequeath
bequest
berate
Berber
berceuse
Berean
bereave
bereavement
bereft
Berenice