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Meaning of "cradle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRADLE

Old English cradol; related to Old High German kratto basket.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRADLE

cradle  [ˈkreɪdəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRADLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cradle is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cradle in English.

WHAT DOES CRADLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cradle in the English dictionary

The first definition of cradle in the dictionary is a baby's bed with enclosed sides, often with a hood and rockers. Other definition of cradle is a place where something originates or is nurtured during its early life. Cradle is also the earliest period of life.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRADLE

PRESENT

Present
I cradle
you cradle
he/she/it cradles
we cradle
you cradle
they cradle
Present continuous
I am cradling
you are cradling
he/she/it is cradling
we are cradling
you are cradling
they are cradling
Present perfect
I have cradled
you have cradled
he/she/it has cradled
we have cradled
you have cradled
they have cradled
Present perfect continuous
I have been cradling
you have been cradling
he/she/it has been cradling
we have been cradling
you have been cradling
they have been cradling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cradled
you cradled
he/she/it cradled
we cradled
you cradled
they cradled
Past continuous
I was cradling
you were cradling
he/she/it was cradling
we were cradling
you were cradling
they were cradling
Past perfect
I had cradled
you had cradled
he/she/it had cradled
we had cradled
you had cradled
they had cradled
Past perfect continuous
I had been cradling
you had been cradling
he/she/it had been cradling
we had been cradling
you had been cradling
they had been cradling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cradle
you will cradle
he/she/it will cradle
we will cradle
you will cradle
they will cradle
Future continuous
I will be cradling
you will be cradling
he/she/it will be cradling
we will be cradling
you will be cradling
they will be cradling
Future perfect
I will have cradled
you will have cradled
he/she/it will have cradled
we will have cradled
you will have cradled
they will have cradled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cradling
you will have been cradling
he/she/it will have been cradling
we will have been cradling
you will have been cradling
they will have been cradling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cradle
you would cradle
he/she/it would cradle
we would cradle
you would cradle
they would cradle
Conditional continuous
I would be cradling
you would be cradling
he/she/it would be cradling
we would be cradling
you would be cradling
they would be cradling
Conditional perfect
I would have cradle
you would have cradle
he/she/it would have cradle
we would have cradle
you would have cradle
they would have cradle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cradling
you would have been cradling
he/she/it would have been cradling
we would have been cradling
you would have been cradling
they would have been cradling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cradle
we let´s cradle
you cradle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cradle
Past participle
cradled
Present Participle
cradling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRADLE


bridal
ˈbraɪdəl
bridle
ˈbraɪdəl
colloidal
ˌkɒˈlɔɪdəl
daidle
ˈdeɪdəl
decadal
deˈkeɪdəl
dreidel
ˈdreɪdəl
encradle
ɪnˈkreɪdəl
fiddle
ˈfɪdəl
griddle
ˈɡrɪdəl
hadal
ˈheɪdəl
homicidal
ˌhɒmɪˈsaɪdəl
idle
ˈaɪdəl
idol
ˈaɪdəl
kneidel
ˈkneɪdəl
ladle
ˈleɪdəl
middle
ˈmɪdəl
riddle
ˈrɪdəl
seidel
ˈsaɪdəl
suicidal
ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl
tidal
ˈtaɪdəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRADLE

crackly
cracknel
cracknels
crackpot
cracksman
cracksmen
cracky
cracovienne
Cracow
cracowe
cradle cap
cradle snatcher
cradler
cradlesong
cradlewalk
cradling
craft
craft apprenticeship
craft beer
craft centre

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRADLE

at the fiddle
babe-in-a-cradle
beadle
bundle
candle
cat´s cradle
doodle
handle
huddle
hurdle
kindle
needle
Newton´s cradle
noodle
paddle
poodle
saddle
spindle
straddle
treadle

Synonyms and antonyms of cradle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CRADLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cradle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cradle

Translation of «cradle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRADLE

Find out the translation of cradle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cradle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cradle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摇篮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuna
570 millions of speakers

English

cradle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَهْد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колыбель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

berço de balançar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শৈশবাবস্থা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

berceau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wiege
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

揺りかご
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cradle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொட்டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाळणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beşik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

culla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kołyska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колиска
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pătuț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κούνια μωρού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wieg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vagga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vugge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cradle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRADLE»

The term «cradle» is very widely used and occupies the 17.856 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRADLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cradle

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10 QUOTES WITH «CRADLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cradle.
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Alfred Adler
Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth, tears him from the cradle of his freedom from responsibility and must therefore reckon with the most vehement resistance.
2
Georges Bernanos
What does the truth matter? Haven't we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast!
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Bertolt Brecht
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
4
James Broughton
A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life worth living.
5
John Nelson Darby
Jude has a very different character. It is not the cradle of Christianity, or of the assembly on earth: it is its decay and its death here below. It does not keep its first estate.
6
Rebecca Harding Davis
Every child was taught from his cradle that money was Mammon, the chief agent of the flesh and the devil.
7
James Dean
To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle.
8
Sheri L. Dew
Satan has declared war on motherhood. He knows that those who rock the cradle can rock his earthly empire. And he knows that without righteous mothers loving and leading the next generation, the Kingdom of God will fail.
9
Robert Duvall
I always figure from the cradle to the grave, we all have our individual journeys, and maybe my journey was a positive one and I accomplished certain things without stepping on too many toes.
10
Fabiola Gianotti
CERN is a centre of scientific excellence and a source of pride and inspiration for physicists from all over the world, a cradle for technology and innovation, and a shining concrete example of scientific cooperation and peace.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRADLE»

Discover the use of cradle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cradle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cradle
In a mind-blowing mix of scientific speculation and thriller, two seemingly unconnected events trigger off the discovery of nothing less than the secret of humanity's existence
Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee, 2011
2
Cat's Cradle: A Novel
A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Kurt Vonnegut, 2009
3
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby
Surviving the death of your baby.
Deborah L. Davis, 1996
4
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective; hence, "waste equals food" is the first principle the book sets forth.
William McDonough, Michael Braungart, 2010
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The Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on ...
IftWHIl. ACKNOWLEDGMENT! mm. MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE HELPED IN THE COURSE OF OUR respective investigations both during the preparation of the manuscript and leading up to it — from friends and colleagues to librarians.
Georg Feuerstein, Subhash Kak, David Frawley, 2005
6
Cat's Cradle: A Book of String Figures
Presents step-by-step illustrated instructions for creating such string figures as Cat's Cradle, Cup and Saucer, Eiffel Tower, Jacob's Ladder, and others
Anne Akers Johnson, 1993
7
The Cradle Will Fall
A minor road accident landed county prosecutor Katie DeMaio in Westlake Hospital.
Mary Higgins Clark, 2000
8
The Cradle of Thought: Exploring the Origins of Thinking
At the book's heart is a radical new theory which tackles head-on the ideas of people like Stephen Pinker.
Peter Hobson, 2011
9
The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the ...
An all-new comprehensive introduction to the New Testament, paying close attention to the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of the biblical text.
Andreas J. Köstenberger, Leonard Scott Kellum, Charles Leland Quarles, 2009
10
Bruges, Cradle of Capitalism, 1280-1390
This book serves not only as a case-study in medieval economic history, but also as a social and cultural history of medieval Bruges.
James M. Murray, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRADLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cradle is used in the context of the following news items.
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A stream whose mountain cradle is guarded by towering pine and …
Reprint of this story from the July 12, 1888 issue of the Platte Valley Lyre brought to you courtesy of Grandma's Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. «The Saratoga Sun Homepage, Jul 15»
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CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI FILTH: 'Illegal Downloading Is Absolutely …
Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
3
The wonderfully strange Cradle is out this month
Two years ago this very month we were all like, "oooh, would you look at Cradle," a wonderfully odd first-person game featuring a robot girl, ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»
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Cradle Fund, KK Fund co-invest $500k in Malaysia based Be Malas
Cradle Fund and its co-investment partner, KK Fund have announced that they will be injecting $500,000 (around MYR1.9 million) into the ... «DEALSTREETASIA, Jul 15»
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NAACP: Education system is creating a 'cradle to prison pipeline'
The NAACP says changes are needed to the education system, citing a Chesterfield child advocate's case as an example. «WWBT NBC12 News, Jul 15»
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Events in the cradle of democracy could have a major impact on the …
Pearse Doherty wasn't in Athens over the weekend to work on his tan. He was campaigning - not in the Greek referendum - but for the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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'Rock the Cradle' to feature night of music
A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee is hosting a triple-feature benefit concert, "Rock the Cradle," on Friday, July 1, to raise funds ... «The Daily Times, Jul 15»
8
Hysterectomy: Removing the cradle of life
They say life begins at 40. The old adage holds true for all women. But unfortunately, all her health problems too start around the same period ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
9
Cradle pre-release trailer
Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the ... «Gameplanet, Jul 15»
10
Cradle of democracy has sent a message to the world
I'm an Irish man visiting Athens during this historic tipping point for Greece. The people I've met are relaxed and happy. There is a genuine ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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