a baby bed with sides and rockers
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; the birthplace of civilization
[ Syn: birthplace , place of origin , provenance , provenience ]
birth of a person; he was taught from the cradle never to cry'
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
[ Syn: rocker ]
cradle (n.)
hold gently and carefully; He cradles the child in his arms'
bring up from infancy
hold or place in or as if in a cradle; He cradled the infant in his arms'
cut grain with a cradle scythe
wash in a cradle; cradle gold'
run with the stick