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Definitions of cradle
  1. noun
    where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
  2. noun
    a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold

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  3. noun
    a baby bed with sides and rockers
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  4. noun
    birth of a person
    "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
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  5. verb
    bring up from infancy
  6. verb
    cut grain with a cradle scythe
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    cut
  7. verb
    hold gently and carefully
    "He cradles the child in his arms"
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  8. verb
    hold or place in or as if in a cradle
    "He cradled the infant in his arms"
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  9. verb
    run with the stick
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  10. verb
    wash in a cradle
    "cradle gold"
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Parts of cradle
  • "rocker"
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