Synonyms of cradles

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noun

plural of cradle

1

as in birthplaces

a place of origin

Philadelphia is known as "the cradle of liberty" because it was there that the Declaration of Independence was signed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• birthplaces
• motherlands
• mother countries
• homes
• hometowns
• countries
• roots
• nativities
• old countries
• Blighties

2

as in sources

a point or place at which something is invented or provided

the 1848 meeting at Seneca Falls, New York, is often regarded as the cradle of the women's suffrage movement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sources
• origins
• springs
• fountains
• roots
• wells
• fonts
• beginnings
• fountainheads
• wellsprings
• seedbeds
• commencements
• launches
• starts
• geneses
• inceptions
• incipiencies
• outsets
• dawns
• ground zeros
• day ones
• thresholds
• first bases
• nascencies
• incipiences
• baselines
• onsets
• kickoffs
• nascences
• mornings
• square ones
• git-goes
• get-goes

cradles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cradle

1

as in clings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clings
• clamps
• grabs
• grips
• enfolds
• holds
• clasps
• embraces
• grasps
• hugs
• encircles
• envelops
• entwines
• crushes
• wraps
• locks
• folds
• bear-hugs
• enclasps
• nuzzles
• strains
• twines
• pats
• fondles
• nestles
• bosoms
• embosoms
• snuggles
• cuddles
• enwinds
• pets
• strokes

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as in fathers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fathers
• mothers
• nurtures
• ministers (to)
• teaches
• watches
• cultivates
• attends
• schools
• fosters
• nourishes
• instructs
• educates
• minds
• cares (for)
• feeds
• trains
• supplies
• rears
• nurses
• brings up
• breeds
• promotes
• disciplines
• mentors
• raises
• provides (for)
• indoctrinates
• prepares
• tutors
• furthers
• edifies
• enlightens
• advances
• guides
• forwards
• leads
• directs
• shows
• shepherds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuses
• ignores
• mistreats
• neglects
• maltreats
• mishandles
• ill-treats
• hurts
• ill-uses
• injures
• harms