Synonyms of cradle

1. cradle, baby bed, baby's bed: usage: a baby bed with sides and rockers
2. birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience, beginning, origin, root, rootage, source: usage: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"
3. cradle, birth: usage: birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
4. rocker, cradle, trough: usage: 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

1. cradle, hold, take hold: usage: hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"
2. cradle, rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent: usage: bring up from infancy
3. cradle, hold, take hold: usage: hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"
4. cradle, cut: usage: cut grain with a cradle scythe
5. cradle, wash, launder: usage: wash in a cradle; "cradle gold"
6. cradle, play: usage: run with the stick