cradle

1. (verb) run with the stick, in Lacrosse
Related Words: play

2. (verb) hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"
Related Words: hold, take hold

3. (verb) wash in a cradle; of gold
Related Words: launder, wash

4. (verb) cut grain with a cradle scythe
Related Words: cut

5. (verb) rock or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"
Synonyms: rock
Related Words: move back and forth

6. (verb) bring up from infancy
Related Words: bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear

7. (noun) a baby's bed with sides and rockers
Related Words: baby bed, baby's bed

8. (noun) birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
Related Words: birth

9. (noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"
Synonyms: birthplace, place of origin, provenance
Related Words: beginning, origin, root, source



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