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English noun: cradle | |||
| 1. | cradle (artifact) a baby bed with sides and rockers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | baby bed, baby's bed | ||
| Part holonym | rocker | ||
| 2. | cradle (location) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | ||
| Samples | The birthplace of civilization. | ||
| Synonyms | birthplace, place of origin, provenance, provenience | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beginning, origin, root, rootage, source | ||
| 3. | cradle (time) birth of a person | ||
| Samples | He was taught from the cradle never to cry. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | birth | ||
| 4. | cradle (artifact) 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 | rocker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trough | ||
English verb: cradle | |||
| 1. | cradle (contact) hold gently and carefully | ||
| Samples | He cradles the child in his arms. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold, take hold | ||
| 2. | cradle (social) bring up from infancy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear | ||
| 3. | cradle (motion) hold or place in or as if in a cradle | ||
| Samples | He cradled the infant in his arms. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold, take hold | ||
| 4. | cradle (contact) cut grain with a cradle scythe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 5. | cradle (contact) wash in a cradle | ||
| Samples | Cradle gold. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | launder, wash | ||
| 6. | cradle (competition) run with the stick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Domain category | lacrosse | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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