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- Dictionarycradle/ˈkreɪdl/
noun
- 1. a baby's bed or cot, typically one mounted on rockers: "the baby slept peacefully in its cradle" Similar
- 2. a framework on which a ship or boat rests during construction or repairs. Similar
verb
- 1. hold gently and protectively: "she cradled his head in her arms"
- 2. place (a phone receiver) in its cradle: "she cradled the receiver gently"
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The meaning of CRADLE is a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots. How to use cradle in a sentence.
CRADLE definition: 1. a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side: 2. the object that you put…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a baby's bed with enclosed sides, often with a hood and rockers. 2. a place where something originates or is nurtured during its early life. the cradle of civilization. 3. the earliest period of life. they knew each other from the cradle.
1. A small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers. 2. a. The earliest period of life: had an interest in music almost from the cradle. b. A place of origin; a birthplace: the cradle of civilization. 3. a. A framework of wood or metal used to support something, such as a ship undergoing construction or repair. b.
CRADLE meaning: 1. a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side: 2. the object that you put…. Learn more.
Cradle (Carpentry), the rough framework or bracketing forming ribbing for vaulting ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
To cradle is to hold delicately and gently, like how you would hold an infant. A cradle is the tiny bed with rockers that the infant sleeps in. The word cradle comes to us from the Old English word cradol, which meant "little bed or cot."
Definition of cradle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers. any of various supports for objects set horizontally, as the support for the handset of a telephone. the place where anything is nurtured during its early existence: Boston was the cradle of the American Revolution. Synonyms: wellspring, font, fountain, birthplace. Agriculture.
Cradle definition: A small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers.
