English dictionary

cradle

/'kr/eI/d/-/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a baby bed with sides and rockers

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

noun.location

Synonyms birthplace place of origin provenance provenience

Source: WordNet 3.0
birth of a person

noun.time

Examples
He was taught from the cradle never to cry.

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

noun.artifact

Synonyms rocker

Source: WordNet 3.0
A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a <i>cradle</i> of crime; the <i>cradle</i> of liberty.

noun

Source: webster1913

hold gently and carefully

verb.contact

Examples
He cradles the child in his arms.

Source: WordNet 3.0
bring up from infancy

verb.social

Source: WordNet 3.0
hold or place in or as if in a cradle

verb.motion

Examples
He cradled the infant in his arms.

Source: WordNet 3.0
cut grain with a cradle scythe

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
wash in a cradle

verb.contact

Examples
Cradle gold.

Source: WordNet 3.0
run with the stick

verb.competition

Source: WordNet 3.0
To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking.

verb

Source: webster1913
To lie or lodge, as in a cradle.

verb

Source: webster1913