cradle
/ˈkɹeɪdəl/noun, verb2 syllables
Cradle means: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.
Synonyms for cradle6
noun, as in where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
noun, as in 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
What does cradle mean?10
noun
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence“the birthplace of civilization”
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
a baby bed with sides and rockers
birth of a person“he was taught from the cradle never to cry”
verb
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“He cradled the infant in his arms”
cut grain with a cradle scythe
wash in a cradle“cradle gold”
run with the stick
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cradle in a sentence
- Hope is a staff, from the cradle to the grave.AlanF_US
- Anna misses the old telephones with a receiver, cradle and dial.sundown
- Anna still has an old telephone at home with a receiver, cradle and dial.sundown
- Hope is the walking stick, from the cradle to the grave.Adelpa
- The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.AlanF_US
- The baby in the cradle is very pretty.CK
- Look at the baby sleeping in the cradle.CK
- What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of cradle
as a noun
- plural
- cradles
as a verb
- past tense
- cradled
- present participle
- cradling
- third-person singular
- cradles
- past participle
- cradled