Definition of "Cradle" :

noun: a baby bed with sides and rockers

noun: 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

noun: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

noun: birth of a person

"He was taught from the cradle never to cry."

verb: run with the stick

verb: hold gently and carefully

"He cradles the child in his arms."

verb: wash in a cradle

"Cradle gold."

verb: cut grain with a cradle scythe

verb: hold or place in or as if in a cradle

"He cradled the infant in his arms."

verb: bring up from infancy