Words · Common
cradle
/kˈɹeɪdəl/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- verb
hold gently and carefully
He cradles the child in his arms
- noun
a baby bed with sides and rockers
- noun
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
the birthplace of civilization
- noun
birth of a person
he was taught from the cradle never to cry
- noun
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