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   Cra·dle

   /ˈkrād(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. an infant's bed or crib, typically one mounted on rockers: "the baby slept peacefully in its cradle" Similar cribbassinetMoses basketcotcarrycot
   • ▪ infancy: "a society that would secure the welfare of its citizens from cradle to grave"
   • ▪ a place, process, or event in which something originates or flourishes: "he saw Greek art as the cradle of European civilization" Similar birthplacefountfountainheadsourcespringfountainoriginplace of originbreeding placenurseryrootrootsseatseedgermbeginningstartoriginationgenesisbirthdawningdawnemergenceinceptionlaunchcreationearly stagesconceptioninaugurationfoundationoutsetfons et origoformal:commencementliterary:wellspringrare:radix
   • 2. a framework on which a ship or boat rests during construction or repairs. Similar frameworkrackholderstandbasesupportmountingmountplatformprophorserestchockplinthbottomtrivetbracketframesubframestructuresubstructurechassis
   • ▪ the part of a phone on which the receiver rests when not in use.
   • ▪ a trough on rockers in which auriferous earth or sand is shaken in water to separate the gold.

   verb

   • 1. hold gently and protectively: "she cradled his head in her arms"
   • ▪ be the place of origin of: "the northeastern states cradled an American industrial revolution"
   • 2. place (a phone receiver) in its cradle: "she cradled the receiver gently"

   Word Origin Old Englishcradol, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to German Kratte ‘basket’.

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   noun. 1. a baby's bed with enclosed sides, often with a hood and rockers. 2. a place where something originates or is nurtured during its early life. the cradle of civilization. 3. the earliest period of life. they knew each other from the cradle.

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   What is Cradle noun?

   • Definition of cradle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a small bed for a baby that can be pushed gently from side to side She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What does cradled mean?

   • Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CRADLED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of cradle 2. to hold something or someone gently, especially by…. Learn more.

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   What is a cradle on a phone?

   • A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side. On some phones, especially older ones, the cradle is the part on which the receiver rests while it is not being used. I dropped the receiver back in the cradle. A cradle is a frame which supports or protects something.

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   What does cradle-to-grave mean?

   • I.2. In various phrases, taken as the symbol of infancy or of the first period or stage of existence; e.g. from the (first, or very) cradle, to stifle in the cradle, watch over the cradle, etc. attributive phrase cradle-to-grave. (cf. quot. 1709 .) Wherwith the stomakes of owr people..haue euer byn noorisshed euen from their cradelles.

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   CRADLE definition: 1. a baby's bed, especially one that swings from side to side 2. the part of a telephone that holds…. Learn more.

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   Cradle (Carpentry), the rough framework or bracketing forming ribbing for vaulting ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.

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   a place where something originates or is nurtured during its early life: the cradle of civilization. a frame, rest, or trolley made to support or transport a piece of equipment, aircraft, ship, etc. a platform, cage, or trolley, in which workmen are suspended on the side of a building or ship.

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   TO HOLD SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. She cradled him tenderly in her arms. Synonyms and examples. hold. Can you hold this for a moment? clasp. He reached out to clasp her hand. grip. The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand. clutch. Silent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand. cling. One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy. hang on.

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   cradle meaning, definition, what is cradle: a small bed for a baby, especially one t...: Learn more.