Cradle - Definition

n 1: a baby bed with sides and rockers
2: where something originated or was nurtured in its early
existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn:
birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance,
provenience]
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 [syn: rocker, cradle]
v 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