Collocations for "cradle"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cradle" in context.
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cradle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- was rocking [the baby's, her daughter's] cradle
- rock the cradle [gently, lovingly]
- [gently] rocked the cradle
- put the [baby, toddler] (back) in the cradle
- is [crying, screaming] in his cradle
- Who rocked his cradle?
- was [snatched, taken] from her candle
- idiom: from the cradle to the grave
- is the cradle of [robotics, soul music]
- was the cradle of the [revolt, revolution, uprising]
- a cradle for [phones, smartphones, devices, tablets, music players]
- place the [phone] in its cradle
- cradle a [baby, puppy, kitten, bag]
- cradled the [baby] in her arms
- cradled [him, his head] (in her arms)
- cradling him like a baby
- was cradled in her arms
- cradled the [bag, purse] to her chest
- cradled [gently, lovingly, tenderly]
- cradled his [arm, elbow, hand] (in pain)
- cradled his [bruised, sore, aching] [arm]
- cradle the [telephone, telephone receiver, receiver]
- cradling it between (her) shoulder and [head, ear]
- is (seen as) a cradle- [snatcher, robber]
'cradle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):