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- Dictionarycradle/ˈkreɪdl/
noun
- 1. a baby's bed or cot, typically one mounted on rockers: "the baby slept peacefully in its cradle" Similar
- 2. a framework on which a ship or boat rests during construction or repairs. Similar
verb
- 1. hold gently and protectively: "she cradled his head in her arms"
- 2. place (a phone receiver) in its cradle: "she cradled the receiver gently"
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CRADLE definition: 1. a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side: 2. the object that you put…. Learn more.
CRADLE meaning: 1. a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side: 2. the object that you put…. Learn more.
noun. a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers. any of various supports for objects set horizontally, as the support for the handset of a telephone. the place where anything is nurtured during its early existence: Boston was the cradle of the American Revolution. Synonyms: wellspring, font, fountain, birthplace. Agriculture.
The meaning of CRADLE is a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots. How to use cradle in a sentence.
If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently. I cradled her in my arms. American English : cradle / ˈkreɪdəl /
To cradle is to hold delicately and gently, like how you would hold an infant. A cradle is the tiny bed with rockers that the infant sleeps in. The word cradle comes to us from the Old English word cradol , which meant "little bed or cot."
1. A small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers. 2. a. The earliest period of life: had an interest in music almost from the cradle. b. A place of origin; a birthplace: the cradle of civilization. 3. a. A framework of wood or metal used to support something, such as a ship undergoing construction or repair. b.
CRADLE definition: 1. a baby's bed, especially one that swings from side to side 2. the part of a telephone that holds…. Learn more.
Definition of cradle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Cradle definition: A small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers.
