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cradle Definition
(n)
a
baby
bed
with
sides
and
rockers
(n)
where
something
originated
or
was
nurtured
in
its
early
existence
; "
the
birthplace
of
civilization
"
(n)
birth
of
a
person
; "
he
was
taught
from
the
cradle
never
to
cry
"
(n)
a
trough
on
rockers
used
by
gold
miners
to
shake
earth
in
water
in
order
to
separate
the
gold
(v)
hold
gently
and
carefully
; "
He
cradles
the
child
in
his
arms
"
(v)
bring
up
from
infancy
(v)
hold
or
place
in
or
as
if
in
a
cradle
; "
He
cradled
the
infant
in
his
arms
"
(v)
cut
grain
with
a
cradle
scythe
(v)
wash
in
a
cradle
; "
cradle
gold
"
(v)
run
with
the
stick
cradle Synonyms
birthplace
cradle
place of origin
provenance
rocker
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