| Front | cradle |
|---|---|
| Back | cra•dle noun, verb BrE /ˈkreɪdl/ NAmE /ˈkreɪdl/ noun word origin 1 a small bed for a baby which can be pushed gently from side to side She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle. 2 [usually singular] ~ of sth the place where sth important began Greece, the cradle of Western civilization 3 (BrE) a small platform that can be moved up and down the outside of a high building, used by people cleaning windows, etc. 4 the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests from the ˌcradle to the ˈgrave a way of referring to the whole of a person's life, from birth until death more at rob the cradle at rob verb verb forms word origin example bank ~ sb/sth to hold sb/sth gently in your arms or hands The old man cradled the tiny baby in his arms. |
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