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单词 cradle
释义

cradle

[ kreyd-l ]
/ ˈkreɪd l /
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noun

verb (used with object), cra·dled, cra·dling.

verb (used without object), cra·dled, cra·dling.

to lie in or as if in a cradle.
to cut grain with a cradle scythe.

Idioms for cradle

    rob the cradle, Informal. to marry, court, or date a person much younger than oneself.

Origin of cradle

before 1000; Middle English cradel,Old English cradol; akin to Old High German cratto basket

SYNONYMS FOR cradle

3 birthplace, fountain, font, wellspring.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cradle

cradler, nounun·cra·dled, adjective

Words nearby cradle

crack willow, cracky, cracovienne, Cracow, -cracy, cradle, cradleboard, cradle cap, cradle roof, cradle scythe, cradle snatcher
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British Dictionary definitions for cradle

cradle
/ (ˈkreɪdəl) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of cradle

cradler, noun

Word Origin for cradle

Old English cradol; related to Old High German kratto basket
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with cradle

cradle

see from the cradle to the grave; rob the cradle.

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Medical definitions for cradle

cradle
[ krādl ]

n.

A small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers.
A frame used to keep the bedclothes from pressing on an injured part.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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