cradle

²cradle

verb

cra·dledcra·dling\ˈkrād-liŋ, ˈkrā-d^əl-iŋ\

Definition of CRADLE

transitive verb

1

a : to place or keep in or as if in a cradle b : shelter, rear c : to support protectively or intimately <cradling the injured man's head in her arms>

2

: to cut (grain) with a cradle scythe

3

: to place, raise, support, or transport on a cradle

intransitive verb

obsolete : to rest in or as if in a cradle

Examples of CRADLE

1. He cradled her face in his hands.
2. She was cradling the injured man's head in her arms.

First Known Use of CRADLE

15th century

Rhymes with CRADLE

ladle