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cradle (verb)

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  • cradle — ► NOUN 1) a baby s bed or cot, especially one mounted on rockers. 2) a place or period in which something originates or flourishes: the cradle of civilization. 3) a supporting framework resembling a cradle, in particular for a boat under repair… …   English terms dictionary

  • cradle-snatch — ˈcradle snatch ; (BrE) (NAmE ˈcradle rob) verb intransitive …   Useful english dictionary

  • cradle-rob — ˈcradle snatch ; (BrE) (NAmE ˈcradle rob) verb intransitive …   Useful english dictionary

  • cradle — /ˈkreɪdl/ (say kraydl) noun 1. a little bed or cot for an infant, usually built on rockers. 2. the place where anything is nurtured during its early existence. 3. any of various contrivances similar to a child s cradle, as the framework on which… …  

  • cradle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cradel, from Old English cradol; perhaps akin to Old High German kratto basket, Sanskrit grantha knot Date: before 12th century 1. a. a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots b. a framework or support …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cradle — [[t]kre͟ɪd(ə)l[/t]] cradles, cradling, cradled 1) N COUNT A cradle is a baby s bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side. Syn: crib 2) N COUNT The cradle is the part of a telephone on which the… …   English dictionary

  • cradle — 1 noun (C) 1 BED a small bed for a baby, especially one that you can move gently from side to side: She rocked the cradle to quieten the child. 2 the cradle of the place where something important began: Athens is often regarded as the cradle of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cradle — 1. noun /ˈkreɪdəl/ a) A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots. The cradle was ill made. One victim fell into the sea and was lost and the ensuing delay cost three more lives. b) The place of origin, or in which… …   Wiktionary

  • cradle — cra|dle1 [ kreıdl ] noun count 1. ) a small bed for a baby that you can move gently from side to side 2. ) the place on a telephone where you put the RECEIVER when you are not using it 3. ) a structure used for supporting something that is being… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cradle — I UK [ˈkreɪd(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms cradle : singular cradle plural cradles 1) a small bed for a baby that you can move gently from side to side 2) a place where something began a region that is regarded as the cradle of African… …   English dictionary

  • cradle-snatcher —    an older person marrying one much younger    In everyday English, someone who steals a baby, not its bed. Usually of a man and sometimes as a verb. Also as cradle robber:     They implied ungraciously that is the cradle snatching Londoner and… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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