Princeton's WordNet

1. cradle(noun)

   a baby bed with sides and rockers

2. birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience(noun)

   where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

   "the birthplace of civilization"

3. cradle(noun)

   birth of a person

   "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"

4. rocker, cradle(verb)

   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

5. cradle(verb)

   hold gently and carefully

   "He cradles the child in his arms"

6. cradle(verb)

   bring up from infancy

7. cradle(verb)

   hold or place in or as if in a cradle

   "He cradled the infant in his arms"

8. cradle(verb)

   cut grain with a cradle scythe

9. cradle(verb)

   wash in a cradle

   "cradle gold"

10. cradle(verb)

    run with the stick

Wiktionary

1. cradle(Noun)

   A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.

2. cradle(Noun)

   The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.

3. cradle(Noun)

   Infancy, or very early life.

4. cradle(Noun)

   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. cradle(Noun)

   A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.

6. cradle(Noun)

   A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.

7. cradle(Noun)

   A case for a broken or dislocated limb.

8. cradle(Noun)

   A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.

9. cradle(Noun)

   A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.

10. cradle(Verb)

    To contain in or as if in a cradle.

11. cradle(Verb)

    To rock (a baby to sleep).

12. cradle(Verb)

    To wrap protectively.

13. cradle(Verb)

    To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.

14. cradle(Noun)

    A suspended scaffold used in shafts.

15. cradle(Noun)

    A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.

16. cradle(Noun)

    A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.

    The cradle was ill-made. One victim fell into the sea and was lost and the ensuing delay cost three more lives.

17. cradle(Noun)

    A rest for the receiver of a telephone.

    He slammed the handset into the cradle.

Origin: From cradol.

Webster Dictionary

1. Cradle(noun)

   a bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty

2. Cradle(noun)

   infancy, or very early life

3. Cradle(noun)

   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

4. Cradle(noun)

   a tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground

5. Cradle(noun)

   a framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship

6. Cradle(noun)

   a case for a broken or dislocated limb

7. Cradle(noun)

   a frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person

8. Cradle(noun)

   a machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a rocker

9. Cradle(noun)

   a suspended scaffold used in shafts

10. Cradle(noun)

    the ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster

11. Cradle(noun)

    the basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck

12. Cradle(verb)

    to lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking

13. Cradle(verb)

    to nurse or train in infancy

14. Cradle(verb)

    to cut and lay with a cradle, as grain

15. Cradle(verb)

    to transport a vessel by means of a cradle

16. Cradle(verb)

    to lie or lodge, as in a cradle

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