Cradle

noun
'kreɪdəl

Noun

  • birth of a person

    “he was taught from the cradle never to cry”

    Type of:Birth

  • where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

    Similar:BirthplaceProvenanceProvenience
    Type of:OriginRootageRoot

  • a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold

    Similar:Rocker
    Type of:Trough

  • a baby bed with sides and rockers

Verb

  • hold gently and carefully

    “He cradles the child in his arms”

    Type of:Hold

  • hold or place in or as if in a cradle

    “He cradled the infant in his arms”

    Type of:Hold

  • wash in a cradle

    “cradle gold”

    Type of:WashLaunder

  • bring up from infancy

    Type of:RearRaiseParent

  • cut grain with a cradle scythe

    Type of:Cut

  • run with the stick

    Type of:Play

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