cradle

noun

a trough that can be rocked back and forth

birth of a person

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

a baby bed with sides and rockers

verb

run with the stick

wash in a cradle

cut grain with a cradle scythe

hold or place in or as if in a cradle

bring up from infancy

hold gently and carefully

Synonyms for cradle

rockern birthplacen bassinetn cribn cotn babyhoodn infancyn

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