Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "cradle" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Judas cradle Newton's cradle babe-in-a-cradle cat's cradle cradle cap cradle crust cradle hole cradle leg cradle of civilization cradle robber cradle snatch cradle snatcher cradle song cradle walk cradle-robber cradle-snatch cradle-to-cradle design cradle-to-grave cradleboard cradleful cradlehood cradleland cradleless cradlelike cradlemaker cradlemaking cradleman cradlemate cradler cradler cradleside cradlesome cradlesong encradle rob the cradle sea cradle the cradle to the grave the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world uncradle uncradled

Context

baby to sleep carpentry contact juggling lacrosse mining nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

baby bed baby's bed beginning birth bring up cut hold launder nurture origin parent play raise rear root rootage source trough wash

Type Of (IsA)

baby bed bed birth small bed for baby storage device

Manner Of

cut hold play rear wash

Related Terms

crib

Related Terms

apparatus arch auriferous baby baby bed baby room ball basket bassinet bed bedclothes bottle burr case ceiling centrifugal force consist contain cot crib decant engraving existence fast finger for baby frame framework grain head implement inclined infancy lacrosse stick launch lift limb lull mezzotint nursery nurture origin oscillate pivot plaster protect quieten receiver rest ribbing rock rocker roller room scaffold scythe shaft sleeping strip support suspend swath swing telephone timber tiny tiny bed vault vessel way wine wrap wreck

Synonym Network

birthplace rest rocker

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