n a baby bed with sides and rockers
n where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
n birth of a person
n a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
v hold gently and carefully
v bring up from infancy
v hold or place in or as if in a cradle
v cut grain with a cradle scythe
v wash in a cradle
v run with the stick