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Meanings of cradle in English

Wikidata

Infant bed or cot, usually on rockers.

        Portuguese
        procedência
        Catalan
        bressol
        Spanish
        cuna

        Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.

              procedência

              Kind of scythe.

                    Aerial circus act.

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                          Examples for "cradle scythe"
                          Examples for "cradle scythe"
                          1
                          Grain cradles are still used in hilly regions and in those parts of the country where little grain is grown.
                          The Age of Invention: A Chronicle of Mechanical Conquest
                          Usage of cradle in English
                          1
                          Our illusions commence in the cradle, and end only in the grave.
                          Brave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs
                          2
                          The chick shows itself in the egg, the child in the cradle.
                          Armenian Literature: Comprising Poetry, Drama, Folk-lore and Cla...
                          3
                          There were five of them; the sixth was asleep in the cradle.
                          Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
                          4
                          The years of usefulness between the cradle and the grave are few.
                          Life of Father Hecker
                          5
                          The shanty rocked in the wind like the cradle of a child.
                          Tess of the Storm Country
                          6
                          The magi and the shepherd meet at the cradle of the Christ.
                          Mornings in the College Chapel / Short Addresses to Young Men on...
                          7
                          Each day we are farther from the cradle and nearer the grave.
                          How to Live a Holy Life
                          8
                          For her great men she has but the cradle and the grave.
                          The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel
                          9
                          Grim life looked in upon him as he lay in the cradle.
                          The Stillwater Tragedy
                          10
                          The wind carried her south, rocking like a cradle on the water.
                          Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
                          11
                          Thus the foundation of bad temper is laid in the very cradle.
                          Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
                          12
                          Sabbah said the faithful would never abandon the cradle of their religion.
                          Reuters
                          13
                          Superstition is the parent of scepticism from the cradle to the gave.
                          The Life of Froude
                          14
                          Sweden is known for its cradle-to-grave welfare system and IKEA department stores.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          He saw the rocket shudder in its cradle and then lift slowly.
                          The Monster
                          16
                          We all know thy country hath been the cradle of divine ideas.
                          The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
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                          Translations for cradle
                          Spanish
                          cuna
                          Cradle through the time
                          Cradle across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Less common