cradles

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cradles noun

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.“a cradle of crime”
Infancy, or very early life.“from the cradle to the grave”
An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.

cradles verb

To contain in or as if in a cradle.
To rock (a baby to sleep).
To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.“cradling the injured man’s head in her arms”
To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.

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