[General] to wrap sth/to wrap sth up

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Are the sentences below correct? Do they mean the same?

1. She wrapped the baby in a blanket.
2. She wrapped the baby up in a blanket.
 

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Which the sentences are more natural?
 

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Both are fine. Rover would have said so if they weren't. What does "sth" mean?
 

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Sometimes we say "swaddled".


The baby was swaddled in a blanket.

She swaddled the baby in a blanket.


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Swaddling a baby is wrapping it very tightly in cloth to prevent all movement.

Wrapping it in a blanket is just to keep it warm.
 

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Thanks for all the questions but I mean is the 3rd statement correct and does it mean the same as 1st and 2nd statement?

1. She wrapped the baby in a blanket.
2. She wrapped the baby up in a blanket.
3. She wrapped up the baby in a blanket.
 

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#3 is not as natural as the other two.
 
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