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Meanings of cradle in English
Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.
Synonyms
Examples for "birthplace"
Examples for "birthplace"
1
Dubbed 'Motor City', Detroit is the birthplace of the US car industry.
2
This area also boasts the birthplace of sport climbing: Smith Rock, Oregon.
3
A Buddhist monastery might seem an unlikely birthplace for a business idea.
4
Four years later, Lipa headed back to her birthplace on her own.
5
I ask what kind of statements are these in Oscar's own birthplace?
1
While background is often given, the provenance of such is not clear.
2
Impeccable provenance, association with royalty and link to a major historical event.
3
He had more to say on the subject of the painting's provenance.
4
And their way of dealing with it had an authentic therapeutic provenance.
5
These are functional, sustainable pieces that place value on craftsmanship and provenance.
1
The folk-lore respecting the provenience of children may be divided into two categories.
2
Writer interviews Col. William O. Mueller, whose sale items are revealed to have a dubious provenience.
3
My mind shifted from the question of how I'd gotten the picture to the question of its provenience.
4
Consequently it is necessary for a traveller to learn from the inhabitants the provenience of each cranium, and every one in the house knows it.
5
At present he thinks his only issue will be a fine for failure to report proper value and provenience of an import entering the country.
1
The most common place of origin for clothing today is south-east Asia.
2
They've eaten dishes in their place of origin, when you have not.
3
The tag shows the place of origin and date of harvest.
4
But if so, nothing is known for certain of its place of origin.
5
As they say in post-office forms-whatwas his place of origin?
Usage of cradle in English
1
Our illusions commence in the cradle, and end only in the grave.
2
The chick shows itself in the egg, the child in the cradle.
3
There were five of them; the sixth was asleep in the cradle.
4
The years of usefulness between the cradle and the grave are few.
5
The shanty rocked in the wind like the cradle of a child.
6
The magi and the shepherd meet at the cradle of the Christ.
7
Each day we are farther from the cradle and nearer the grave.
8
For her great men she has but the cradle and the grave.
9
Grim life looked in upon him as he lay in the cradle.
10
The wind carried her south, rocking like a cradle on the water.
11
Thus the foundation of bad temper is laid in the very cradle.
12
Sabbah said the faithful would never abandon the cradle of their religion.
13
Superstition is the parent of scepticism from the cradle to the gave.
14
Sweden is known for its cradle-to-grave welfare system and IKEA department stores.
15
He saw the rocket shudder in its cradle and then lift slowly.
16
We all know thy country hath been the cradle of divine ideas.
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Translations for cradle
Portuguese
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Cradle through the time
Cradle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common