Cradle

"Cradle" in Finnish

alusta

(framework used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc.)

kannatin

(rest for the receiver of a telephone)

kehto

(oscillating bed for a baby)

kehto

(figuratively: place of origin)

kehto

(figuratively: infancy, or very early life)

kätkyt

(oscillating bed for a baby)

lasta

(case for a broken or dislocated limb)

lavetti

(framework used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc.)

pelastustuoli

(basket or apparatus in which people are brought off from a wreck)

synnyinsija

(figuratively: place of origin)

kääriä

(to wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively)

liekuttaa

(to rock (a baby to sleep))

pidellä

(to wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively)

tuudittaa

(to rock (a baby to sleep))

veivata

(lacrosse: to rock the lacrosse stick back and forth)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.