Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cradle

4 senses of cradle

Sense 1
cradle -- (a baby bed with sides and rockers)
       => baby bed, baby's bed -- (a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling)

Sense 2
birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience -- (where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization")
       => beginning, origin, root, rootage, source -- (the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root")

Sense 3
cradle -- (birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry")
       => birth -- (the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age")

Sense 4
rocker, cradle -- (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)
       => trough -- (a long narrow shallow receptacle)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cradle

6 senses of cradle

Sense 1
cradle -- (hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms")
       => hold, take hold -- (have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him")

Sense 2
cradle -- (bring up from infancy)
       => rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent -- (bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children")

Sense 3
cradle -- (hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms")
       => hold, take hold -- (have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him")

Sense 4
cradle -- (cut grain with a cradle scythe)
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")

Sense 5
cradle -- (wash in a cradle; "cradle gold")
       => wash, launder -- (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!")

Sense 6
cradle -- (run with the stick)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")