CRADLE
Scrabble letter values: C3R1A1D2L1E1 = 9
Definition
- verb hold gently and carefully.
- verb bring up from infancy.
- verb hold or place in or as if in a cradle.
- verb cut grain with a cradle scythe.
- verb wash in a cradle.
- verb run with the stick.
- noun a baby bed with sides and rockers.
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence. — synonyms: birthplace, place_of_origin, provenance, provenience
- noun birth of a person.
- noun a trough that can be rocked back and forth. — synonyms: rocker
Examples
- “He cradles the child in his arms”
- “He cradled the infant in his arms”
- “cradle gold”