cradle
11cradle — [[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… …
12cradle — 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… …
13cradle — /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… …
14cradle — n. & v. n. 1 a a child s bed or cot, esp. one mounted on rockers. b a place in which a thing begins, esp. a civilization etc., or is nurtured in its infancy (cradle of choral singing; cradle of democracy). 2 a framework resembling a cradle, esp …
15cradle — 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 …
16cradle — 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… …
17cradle — 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… …
18cradle — 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… …
19cradle — {{11}}cradle (n.) M.E. cradel, from O.E. cradol little bed, cot, from P.Gmc. *kradulas basket (Cf. O.H.G. kratto, krezzo basket, Ger. Krätze basket carried on the back ). Cat s cradle is from 1768. Cradle snatching amorous pursuit of younger… …
20cradle — cra•dle [[t]ˈkreɪd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) fur a small bed for an infant, usu. on rockers 2) mac tgp any of various supports for objects set horizontally, as the support for receiver of a telephone 3) the place where something is nurtured in… …
