CRADLE

Definition of CRADLE

  1. (verb)hold gently and carefully
  2. (verb)bring up from infancy
  3. (verb)hold or place in or as if in a cradle
  4. (verb)cut grain with a cradle scythe
  5. (verb)wash in a cradle
  6. (verb)run with the stick
  7. (noun)a baby bed with sides and rockers
  8. (noun)where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
  9. (noun)birth of a person
  10. (noun)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