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- [kreyd-l]
- /ˈkreɪd l/
- /ˈkreɪ.dl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kreyd-l]
- /ˈkreɪd l/
Definitions of cradle word
- countable noun cradle A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side. 3
- countable noun cradle The cradle is the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests while it is not being used. 3
- countable noun cradle A cradle is a frame which supports or protects something. 3
- countable noun cradle A place that is referred to as the cradle of something is the place where it began. 3
- verb cradle If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently. 3
- noun cradle a baby's bed with enclosed sides, often with a hood and rockers 3
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Origin of cradle
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English cradel, Old English cradol; akin to Old High German cratto basket
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cradle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cradle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cradle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cradle
verb cradle
- nourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- tend — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- nestle — to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
- lull — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
noun cradle
- frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- structure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- framework — a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
- underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
Antonyms for cradle
verb cradle
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
noun cradle
- completion — the act of completing, or finishing
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- goal — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- outcome — a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
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