cradle in English

noun

1

an infant's bed or crib, typically one mounted on rockers.

Cribs, cradles and bassinets are traditionally woven from wickerwork.

synonyms: crib, bassinet, cot, rocker

2

a framework resembling a cradle, in particular.

Content can also be displayed on a TV via the docking cradle .

verb

1

hold gently and protectively.

she cradled his head in her arms

synonyms: hold, support, pillow, cushion, shelter, protect, rest, prop (up)

2

place (a telephone receiver) in its cradle.

Dad cradled the receiver just as the glob I flicked from my spoon landed directly on my brother's nose.

noun

crib, bassinet, cot, rocker
birthplace, fount, fountainhead, source, spring, fountain, origin, place of origin, seat, wellspring
place of origin, provenance, birthplace, provenience
rocker

verb

hold
hold, support, pillow, cushion, shelter, protect, rest, prop (up)

Use "cradle" in a sentence

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6. The cradle was ornately carved.

7. The nurse rocked the cradle.

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9. 16 The nurse rocked the cradle.

10. The baby slumbered in his cradle.

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12. He came as a baby. (cradle arms)

13. Greece was the cradle of Western culture.

14. The baby slept peacefully in its cradle.

15. The child slept soundly in her cradle.

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18. The baby is sleeping in the cradle.

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23. She replaced the receiver on the cradle.

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27. She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle.

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35. A little baby strapped to a Kiowa cradle board.

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37. When I couldn't cradle them, I hauled them.

38. 3 The child slept soundly in her cradle.

39. a cradle swathed in draperies and blue ribbon.

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44. Traci called Lee Ann a tramp and a cradle-robber.

45. The mother rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle.

46. Earth is a prosperous planet, the cradle of civilization.

47. This region after all is the cradle of civilisation.

48. Cradle definition, a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers

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