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cradle

Definition

noun: a bed for a baby that is usually designed to rock back and forth when pushed gently
noun: a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots
verb: to hold (something or someone) gently in your arms or hands
verb: to place or keep in or as if in a cradle
sometimes used figuratively
synonyms: rocker, rest

Examples

She was 'cradling' the injured man's head in her arms.

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(..) But maybe we've always been doing more of a Prison Break, the show. What are you doing in my car? Take me with you. Teach me what you know. What in the cat's cradle is happening? Dad hates me. What do you care what that guy thinks? He's a dick. See? That's what I need to learn. (..)
2013 TvShow: Community Title: Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations Season: 4 Episode 5