cradle
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- noun
- /ˈkreɪdəl/
:
cuna
- The rocking slowed until the cradle only occasionally moved, then was still.
- rock the cradle
- cribs and cradles
Millions more were deployed to fight abroad so that these kids now cheering Bin Laden could be safe at home in their cradles.
- Millions more were deployed to fight abroad so that these kids now cheering Bin Laden could be safe at home in their cradles.
Examples
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"Thank you," she answered, putting the phone back in the cradle and turning on a lamp.
Fiction book (1996) -
I used to lay in my cradle and hear him scream in his sleep.
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You used to rock me in the cradle of your arms.
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You used to rock me in the cradle of your arms.
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Swing the cradle over here.
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You used to sing that to me in my cradle.
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"When I was a little bitty baby, my mamma used to rock me in my cradle.
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As she passed the baby's cradle, he began to make his waking-up noises.
Fiction book (1991) -
The baby slept soundly in the cradle while her parents watched over her.
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She gently rocked the cradle back and forth to help the baby fall asleep.
Synonyms
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A small bed with high sides for a baby
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A small bed for a newborn baby that sits near the parents' bed
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A small bed with high sides for a baby to sleep safely
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A small bed with high sides that keeps a baby safe from falling out
A small sleeping place with high sides that keeps a baby safe
A small light bed with handles for carrying a baby
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Etymology
Cradle comes from an old English word cradol meaning 'little bed', and it was used for a baby's small, rocking bed. That's why a cradle today is a small bed you can rock to calm a baby.