CRADLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a baby bed with sides and rockers
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • baby bed (what does baby bed mean?)
   • baby’s bed (what does baby’s bed mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cradle (what does cradle mean?)
   • cradle (what does cradle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a trough on rockers used by gold miners to shake earth in water in order to separate the gold
   Synonym(s)
   • rocker (what does rocker mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • trough (what does trough mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cradle (what does cradle mean?)
3. Meaning
   • where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
   Synonym(s)
   • birthplace (what does birthplace mean?)
   • place of origin (what does place of origin mean?)
   • provenance (what does provenance mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the birthplace of civilization
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beginning (what does beginning mean?)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • rootage (what does rootage mean?)
   • source (what does source mean?)
4. Meaning
   • birth of a person
   Usage Example(s)
   • he was taught from the cradle never to cry
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • birth (what does birth mean?)

CRADLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • run with the stick
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • play (what does play mean?)
2. Meaning
   • hold gently and carefully
   Usage Example(s)
   • He cradles the child in his arms
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • take hold (what does take hold mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cradle (what does cradle mean?)
3. Meaning
   • wash in a cradle
   Usage Example(s)
   • cradle gold
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wash (what does wash mean?)
   • launder (what does launder mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rocker (what does rocker mean?)
   • cradle (what does cradle mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cut grain with a cradle scythe
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
5. Meaning
   • hold or place in or as if in a cradle
   Usage Example(s)
   • He cradled the infant in his arms
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • take hold (what does take hold mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cradle (what does cradle mean?)
6. Meaning
   • bring up from infancy
   Hypernyms(s) cradle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rear (what does rear mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • bring up (what does bring up mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • parent (what does parent mean?)