Hyphenation of cradle

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word cradle? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cra-dle

Definitions of cradle:

1.
A baby bed with sides and rockers
2.
Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
The birthplace of civilization
3.
Birth of a person
He was taught from the cradle never to cry
4.
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
5.
Hold gently and carefully
He cradles the child in his arms
6.
Bring up from infancy
7.
Hold or place in or as if in a cradle
He cradled the infant in his arms
8.
Cut grain with a cradle scythe
9.
Wash in a cradle
Cradle gold
10.
Run with the stick

Synonyms of cradle:

nounbaby bed, baby's bed
noun birthplace, place of origin, provenance, beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
noun birth
noun rocker, trough
verb hold, take hold
verb rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
verb hold, take hold
verb cut
verb wash, launder
verb play

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