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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.
The meaning of CRADLE is a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots. How to use cradle in a sentence.
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.
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."
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.
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.
3 days ago · A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship. A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
Cradle definition: A small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers.
Definition of cradle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
