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Uncommoncradle
The correct spelling is cradle.
How to pronounce cradle
/ˈkɹeɪdəl/
nounIPA: /ˈkɹeɪdəl/
Say it like: Cra-dle
The correct spelling is cradle. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots. For example: "a cradle of crime"
Usage Examples
“a cradle of crime”
“from the cradle to the grave”
“The cradle was ill-made. One victim fell into the sea and was lost and the ensuing delay cost three more lives.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
- 2.The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
- 3.Infancy, or very early life.
- 4.An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.
- 5.A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.
verb
- 1.To contain in or as if in a cradle.
- 2.To rock (a baby to sleep).
- 3.To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
- 4.To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
- 5.To nurse or train in infancy.
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