Cradle

krā′dl, n. a bed or crib in which children are rocked: ( fig. ) infancy: the place where one is born and brought up: a frame in which anything is imbedded: a case for a broken limb: a frame under a ship for launching it: a box on rockers for washing auriferous dirt.— v.t. to lay or rock in a cradle: to nurture.— adj. Crā′dled , laid in a cradle.— ns. Crā′dle-scythe , a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain; Crā′dle-walk , an avenue arched over with trees; Crā′dling .— From the cradle , from birth, from the first. [A.S. cradol ; ety. obscure.]