Definition of craddle

"craddle" is probably misspelled. Trying cradle instead Definition of cradle

1. cradle [ v ] hold gently and carefully
Examples: "He cradles the child in his arms"

Used in print:

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

Alex entered first and was followed by the doctor who , for all his care , manifested a perceptible bulge on his left side where the hen was cradled .

Synonyms cradle Related Terms hold

2. cradle [ n ] a baby bed with sides and rockers

Used in print:

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

In the room next to theirs was a huge cradle , of mahogany , ornately carved and decorated with gold_leaf .

It was the most important-looking cradle he had ever seen .

Synonyms cradle Related Terms baby_bed rocker

3. cradle [ n ] where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
Examples: "the birthplace of civilization"

Used in print:

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

But barring a miracle , and do n't hold your breath for it , Chicago will not see the Leningrad-Kirov_Ballet , which stems from the ballet cradle of the Maryinsky and is one of the great companies of the world .

Synonyms cradle place_of_origin provenance birthplace Related Terms beginning

4. cradle [ v ] rock or place in or as if in a cradle
Examples: "He cradled the infant in his arms"

Synonyms rock cradle Related Terms hold move_back_and_forth

5. cradle [ n ] a trough on rockers used by gold miners to shake earth in water in order to separate the gold

Synonyms rocker cradle Related Terms trough

6. cradle [ v ] run with the stick, in Lacrosse

Synonyms cradle Related Terms play lacrosse

7. cradle [ v ] cut grain with a cradle scythe

Synonyms cradle Related Terms cut

8. cradle [ v ] bring up from infancy

Synonyms cradle Related Terms rear

9. cradle [ v ] wash in a cradle; of gold

Synonyms cradle Related Terms wash

10. cradle [ n ] birth of a person
Examples: "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"

Synonyms cradle Related Terms birth

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