Cradle (Acacia album) definition

(1) A baby bed with sides and rockers

(2) 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

(3) Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

"The birthplace of civilization"

(4) Birth of a person

"He was taught from the cradle never to cry"

(5) Run with the stick

(6) Hold gently and carefully

"He cradles the child in his arms"

(7) Wash in a cradle

"Cradle gold"

(8) Cut grain with a cradle scythe

(9) Hold or place in or as if in a cradle

"He cradled the infant in his arms"

(10) Bring up from infancy