All cradle synonyms
cra·dle
C c verb cradle
- nourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- tend — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- nestle — to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
- lull — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- rock — rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
- nurse — a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- cuddle — If you cuddle someone, you put your arms round them and hold them close as a way of showing your affection.
- clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- watch over — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
noun cradle
- frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- structure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- framework — a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
- underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- crib — A crib is a bed for a small baby.
- bassinet — A bassinet is a small bed for a baby that is like a basket.
- cot — A cot is a bed for a baby, with bars or panels round it so that the baby cannot fall out.
- hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- pannier — a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- moses basket — wicker bed for a baby
- trundle bed — truckle bed.
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
- babyhood — Your babyhood is the period of your life when you were a baby.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- fount — font2 .
- fountain — a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- infancy — the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- nativity — birth.
- nursery — a room or place set apart for young children.
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- spring — String PRocessING language
- wellspring — the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead.