cradle

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small bed for a baby, often one that can rock

   The baby slept in a wooden cradle.

2. 2
   noun

   the place or situation where something begins or is nurtured

   The region is often called the cradle of democracy.

3. 3
   verb

   to hold something gently and carefully

   She cradled the injured bird in her palms.

Common collocations

• cradle cap Noun + noun

From Middle English cradel, credel, from Old English cradol, from Proto-West Germanic *kradul, from Proto-Germanic *kradulaz, from Proto-Germanic *kradô (“(wicker) basket”). Related to cart.

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