"cradles" in the noun sense
1. cradle
a baby bed with sides and rockers
2. birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
"the birthplace of civilization"
3. cradle
birth of a person
"he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
4. rocker, cradle
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
"cradles" in the verb sense
1. cradle
hold gently and carefully
"He cradles the child in his arms"
2. cradle
bring up from infancy
3. cradle
hold or place in or as if in a cradle
"He cradled the infant in his arms"
4. cradle
cut grain with a cradle scythe
5. cradle
wash in a cradle
"cradle gold"
6. cradle
run with the stick
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