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Cradle
ˈkreɪdl
Cradle definitions
noun
cradle
cradles
- a baby's bed or cot, typically one mounted on rockers
"the baby slept peacefully in its cradle"
- infancy
"the welfare state was set up to provide care from the cradle to the grave"
- a place or process in which something originates or flourishes
"the Middle East is generally held to be the cradle of agriculture"
- a framework on which a ship or boat rests during construction or repairsframework rack holder stand base support mounting mount platform prop horse rest chock plinth bottom trivet bracket frame subframe structure substructure chassis
- a framework on which a worker is suspended to work on a ceiling, ship, or the side of a high building
- the part of a phone on which the receiver rests when not in use
verb
cradle
cradled
cradles
cradling
- hold gently and protectively
"she cradled his head in her arms"
- be the place of origin of
"the north-eastern states cradled an American industrial revolution"
- place (a phone receiver) in its cradle
"she cradled the receiver gently"