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cradle noun
Meaning : A baby bed with sides and rockers.
Translation in other languages :
Meaning : Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.
Example :
The birthplace of civilization.
Synonyms : birthplace, place of origin, provenance, provenience
Meaning : Birth of a person.
Example :
He was taught from the cradle never to cry.
Meaning : 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.
Synonyms : rocker
cradle verb
Meaning : Hold gently and carefully.
Example :
He cradles the child in his arms.
Meaning : Bring up from infancy.
Meaning : Hold or place in or as if in a cradle.
Example :
He cradled the infant in his arms.
Meaning : Cut grain with a cradle scythe.
Meaning : Wash in a cradle.
Example :
Cradle gold.
Meaning : Run with the stick.
