Cradle Definition & Meaning

cradle
noun
  1. a baby bed with sides and rockers
  2. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"
  3. birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
  4. 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
verb
  1. hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"
  2. bring up from infancy
  3. hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"
  4. cut grain with a cradle scythe
  5. wash in a cradle; "cradle gold"
  6. run with the stick

Synonyms for cradle

birthplace noun

the place where someone was born where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

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provenance noun

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

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rock noun

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

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"Cradle" in song lyrics

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  • "And glocks rocks your motherfuckin cradle"
    (4th Disciple f/) Boom, Science — Wit Da Evilz
  • "Cause I'll be damned if this be the hand that rocks the cradle"
    Akinyele — I Luh Hur
  • "Some offspring meet the doctor's saber and never the cradle"
    Algorithm — Escalator

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What does cradle mean?
a baby bed with sides and rockers where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry" 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 hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms" bring up from infancy hold or place in or as if in a cradle
What part of speech is cradle?
Cradle is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does cradle have?
Cradle has 10 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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