Definitions for cradle
ˈkreɪd lcra·dle

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

1. cradlenoun

   a baby bed with sides and rockers

2. birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, proveniencenoun

   where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

   "the birthplace of civilization"

3. cradlenoun

   birth of a person

   "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"

4. rocker, cradleverb

   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. cradleverb

   hold gently and carefully

   "He cradles the child in his arms"

6. cradleverb

   bring up from infancy

7. cradleverb

   hold or place in or as if in a cradle

   "He cradled the infant in his arms"

8. cradleverb

   cut grain with a cradle scythe

9. cradleverb

   wash in a cradle

   "cradle gold"

10. cradleverb

    run with the stick

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cradlenoun

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

   Etymology: From cradol.

2. cradlenoun

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

   Etymology: From cradol.

3. cradlenoun

   Infancy, or very early life.

   Etymology: From cradol.

4. cradlenoun

   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.

   Etymology: From cradol.

5. cradlenoun

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

   Etymology: From cradol.

6. cradlenoun

   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.

   Etymology: From cradol.

7. cradlenoun

   A case for a broken or dislocated limb.

   Etymology: From cradol.

8. cradlenoun

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

   Etymology: From cradol.

9. cradlenoun

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

   Etymology: From cradol.

10. cradleverb

    To contain in or as if in a cradle.

    Etymology: From cradol.

11. cradleverb

    To rock (a baby to sleep).

    Etymology: From cradol.

12. cradleverb

    To wrap protectively.

    Etymology: From cradol.

13. cradleverb

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

    Etymology: From cradol.

14. cradlenoun

    A suspended scaffold used in shafts.

    Etymology: From cradol.

15. cradlenoun

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

    Etymology: From cradol.

16. cradlenoun

    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.

    Etymology: From cradol.

17. cradlenoun

    A rest for the receiver of a telephone.

    He slammed the handset into the cradle.

    Etymology: From cradol.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cradlenoun

   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

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

2. Cradlenoun

   infancy, or very early life

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

3. Cradlenoun

   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

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

4. Cradlenoun

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

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

5. Cradlenoun

   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

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

6. Cradlenoun

   a case for a broken or dislocated limb

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

7. Cradlenoun

   a frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person

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

8. Cradlenoun

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

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

9. Cradlenoun

   a suspended scaffold used in shafts

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

10. Cradlenoun

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

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

11. Cradlenoun

    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

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

12. Cradleverb

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

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

13. Cradleverb

    to nurse or train in infancy

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

14. Cradleverb

    to cut and lay with a cradle, as grain

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

15. Cradleverb

    to transport a vessel by means of a cradle

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

16. Cradleverb

    to lie or lodge, as in a cradle

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

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • Baby Bed
   • Beginning
   • Birth
   • Cut
   • Hold
   • Lacrosse
   • Nurture
   • Play
   • Wash

Anagrams for cradle »

1. credal, reclad

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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. Fernando Aguerre:

   It's the cradle of the sport, we hold a Pro Tour event with more surfers there every year anyway, it's not like we're doing anything that has not been done before.

2. Israel Zangwill:

   The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition.

3. Chaim Silberstein:

   This is the very essence and the very cradle of Jewish civilization, going back to the very beginning of the bible, this provides the legitimacy of us sitting in Tel Aviv, in Haifa, and Netanya.

4. Georges Bernanos:

   What does the truth matter? Haven't we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast!

5. Martin Luther:

   The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.

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