Definitions for cradle
ˈkreɪd lcra·dle

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Origin: [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cradle

   Cradle is a 1988 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee. The major premise of Cradle is contact between a few humans from the Miami area in 1994 and the super robots of a damaged space ship submerged off the Florida coast. Telecommunication advances such as videotelephones and highly efficient underwater scanning equipment used in the story bridge from the everyday, real-life aspects of the setting toward the near future, bespeaking technological progress.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cradle

   krā′dl, n. a bed or crib in which children are rocked: (fig.) infancy: the place where one is born and brought up: a frame in which anything is imbedded: a case for a broken limb: a frame under a ship for launching it: a box on rockers for washing auriferous dirt.—v.t. to lay or rock in a cradle: to nurture.—adj. Crā′dled, laid in a cradle.—ns. Crā′dle-scythe, a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain; Crā′dle-walk, an avenue arched over with trees; Crā′dling.—From the cradle, from birth, from the first. [A.S. cradol; ety. obscure.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cradle

   A frame consisting of bilge-ways, poppets, &c., on the principle of the wedge, placed under the bottom of a ship, and resting on the ways on which it slips, thus launching her steadily into the water, at which time it supports her weight while she slides down the greased ways. The cradle being the support of the ship, she carries it with her into the water, when, becoming buoyant, the frame separates from the hull, floats on the surface, and is again collected for similar purposes.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cradle

   A narrow frame-work of heavy timbers upon which heavy guns are sometimes placed, to be moved upon rollers.

Anagrams for cradle »

1. credal, reclad

How to pronounce cradle?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cradle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cradle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cradle in a Sentence

1. Josiah Gilbert Holland:

   Calmness is the cradle of power.

2. Martin Luther:

   The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.

3. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky:

   The Earth is the Cradle of the Mind -- but one cannot eternally live in a cradle.

4. Noam Arnon:

   Hebron is the beginning and the cradle and the root and the foundation of Jewish history.

5. Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi:

   Mesopotamia is truly the pillar of humanity's memory and the cradle of civilization in recorded history.

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