 cradle |
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| 1. | [ verb ] hold gently and carefully | |
| Examples: | "He cradles the child in his arms" |
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| Related terms: | hold | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (housing) a baby bed with sides and rockers | |
| Related terms: | baby_bed rocker | |
| 3. | [ noun ] where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | |
| Synonyms: | place_of_origin provenance birthplace | |
| Examples: | "the birthplace of civilization" |
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| Related terms: | beginning | |
| 4. | [ verb ] rock or place in or as if in a cradle | |
| Synonyms: | rock | |
| Examples: | "He cradled the infant in his arms" |
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| Related terms: | hold move_back_and_forth | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a trough on rockers used by gold miners to shake earth in water in order to separate the gold | |
| Synonyms: | rocker | |
| Related terms: | trough | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (games) run with the stick, in Lacrosse | |
| Related terms: | play lacrosse | |
| 7. | [ verb ] cut grain with a cradle scythe | |
| Related terms: | cut | |
| 8. | [ verb ] bring up from infancy | |
| Related terms: | rear | |
| 9. | [ verb ] wash in a cradle; of gold | |
| Related terms: | wash | |
| 10. | [ noun ] birth of a person | |
| Examples: | "he was taught from the cradle never to cry" |
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| Related terms: | birth | |
| Similar spelling: |
Credle Criddle credal crudely crottle Crittle crude_oil credulous credulity |
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