CRADLE Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word cradle. (close relations)
Definition of CRADLE
Best Alternative Words for CRADLE
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| rocker | nounn | |||||||
noun • an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle • a performer or composer or fan of rock music • a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles • a chair mounted on rockers • 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 • an ice skate with a curved blade • a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro | ||||||||
| birthplace | nounn | |||||||
noun • the place where someone was born • where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | ||||||||
| provenance | nounn | |||||||
noun • where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | ||||||||
| provenience | nounn | |||||||
noun • where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | ||||||||
| rest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||||||
| place of origin | nounn | |||||||
noun • where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | ||||||||
