cra·dle
/ˈkrād(ə)l/
noun
noun: cradle; plural noun: cradles
- 1.an infant’s bed or crib, typically one mounted on rockers.“the baby slept peacefully in its cradle”
- noun: the cradle“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
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- 2.a framework on which a ship or boat rests during construction or repairs.
- the part of a phone on which the receiver rests when not in use.
- MINING
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verb
verb: cradle; 3rd person present: cradles; past tense: cradled; past participle: cradled; gerund or present participle: cradling
- 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”
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- 2.place (a phone receiver) in its cradle.“she cradled the receiver gently”
