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cradle


These are words and phrases related to cradle. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of cradle.

TO HOLD SOMEONE OR SOMETHING


She cradled him tenderly in her arms.

Synonyms and examples


hold
Can you hold this for a moment?
clasp
He reached out to clasp her hand.
grip
The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
clutch
Silent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
cling
One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
hang on
The child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
grasp
She grasped his hand in a gesture of sympathy.
grab
He grabbed the rope and pulled it hard.
hug
He hugged his girlfriend.
embrace
literary
The sisters embraced.

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wield
We found him wielding a power drill in his front garden.
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If you hold someone or something, you take and keep someone or something in your hands or in your arms.

cradle | American Thesaurus


cradle


noun
These are words and phrases related to cradle. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of cradle.
The child slept soundly in her cradle.

Synonyms


bed on rockers
baby's bed
crib
loosely
bassinet
loosely
Ancient Athens was the cradle of democracy.

Synonyms


beginning place
birthplace
nursery
source
origin
fountain
fountainhead
font
wellspring
spring

cradle


verb
The nurse cradled the infant in her arms.

Synonyms


rock
cuddle
snuggle
enfold
hug
clasp tenderly
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