Synonyms for cradle
ˈkreɪd lcra·dle

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1. cradlenoun

   Synonyms:
   rest, rocker

2. cradlenoun

   A suspended scaffold used in shafts.

   Synonyms:
   rest, rocker

3. cradlenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rocker, rest

4. 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.

   Synonyms:
   rocker, rest

5. cradlenoun

   A rest for the receiver of a telephone.

   He slammed the handset into the cradle.

   Synonyms:
   rest, rocker

6. cradlenoun

   To contain in or as if in a cradle.

   Synonyms:
   rest, rocker

7. cradlenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rest, rocker

8. cradlenoun

   To wrap protectively.

   Synonyms:
   rocker, rest

9. cradlenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rest, rocker

10. cradlenoun

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

    Synonyms:
    rocker, rest

11. 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.

    Synonyms:
    rest, rocker

12. cradlenoun

    A case for a broken or dislocated limb.

    Synonyms:
    rocker, rest

13. cradlenoun

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

    Synonyms:
    rest, rocker

14. cradlenoun

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

    Synonyms:
    rest, rocker

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cradlenoun

   a baby bed with sides and rockers

   Synonyms:
   provenience, birthplace, rocker, place of origin, provenance

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

   where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

   "the birthplace of civilization"

   Synonyms:
   provenience, birthplace, place of birth, rocker, place of origin, provenance

3. cradlenoun

   birth of a person

   "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"

   Synonyms:
   provenience, birthplace, rocker, place of origin, provenance

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

   Synonyms:
   rocking chair, provenience, rocker, birthplace, place of origin, rock 'n' roll musician, provenance

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

Matched Categories

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cradlenoun

   Synonyms:
   baby's bed, trundle-bed, solen, cunabula

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1. List of paraphrases for "cradle":

   birthplace, crib, cuna, cot

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1. Formula One:

   We have always said that, if it is to have a long-term future, our sport must preserve its historic venues and Silverstone and Great Britain represent the cradle of this sport, formula One is a global sport, held on five continents, watched by an audience of over 500 million fans around the world and our aim is to grow this number by bringing the sport we love to new countries, while also maintaining its roots.

2. Marc Short:

   More or less, what Joe Biden and the Democrats are looking to do is create a welfare state in which you have dependency from cradle to grave.

3. Stephanie Baker:

   This find really challenged us. We compared the assembled skullcap to all of the other examples of hominins in the Cradle area. Eventually, its teardrop shape and relatively big brain cavity meant we were looking at Homo erectus.

4. South Africa:

   Not only does our country hold the Cradle of Humankind, but we also have fossils that help us understand the rise of the gigantic dinosaurs, this is another example of South Africa taking the high road and making scientific breakthroughs of international significance on the basis of its geographic advantage, as it does in astronomy, marine and polar research, indigenous knowledge, and biodiversity.

5. Albert Einstein:

   The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.