Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)cradlea baby bed with sides and rockers (n)cradlebirth of a person“he was taught from the cradle never to cry” (n)rocker, cradlea trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold Verbs
(v)cradlehold gently and carefully“He cradles the child in his arms” (v)cradlebring up from infancy (v)cradlehold or place in or as if in a cradle“He cradled the infant in his arms” (v)cradlecut grain with a cradle scythe (v)cradlewash in a cradle“cradle gold”