cradle
noun
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a baby bed with sides and rockers
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a trough that can be rocked back and forthrocker
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where something originated or was nurtured in its early existencebirthplaceplace of originprovenanceprovenience
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birth of a person“They were taught from the cradle to be kind and gentle.”
verb
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to run with the stick
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to hold gently and carefully“I cradle the child in my arms.”
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to wash in a cradle“cradle gold”
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to cut grain with a cradle scythe
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to hold or place in or as if in a cradle“I cradled the infant in my arms.”
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to bring up from infancy