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cradle meaning and definition

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CRADLE noun

Definition of cradle (noun)

  1. a baby bed with sides and rockers
  2. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
  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

CRADLE verb

Definition of cradle (verb)

  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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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