English-Thai Dictionary

cradle

N เปล เด็ก  crib bassinet ple-dek

 

cradle

N แป้น วางโทรศัพท์  paen-wang-tol-ra-sab

 

cradle

N แหล่งกำเนิด  จุดเริ่มต้น  source ultimate laeng-kam-noed

 

cradle

VT วาง ใน เปล  wang-nai-ple

 

cradle

VT อุ้ม อย่างระมัดระวัง  aum-yang-ra-mad-ra-wang

 

cradle

VT เลี้ยงดู  nurture liang-du

 

cradle-snatcher

IDM คนที่ มีเพศสัมพันธ์ กับ คนที่ เด็ก กว่า  คนที่ แต่งงาน กับ คนที่ เด็ก กว่า  kon-ti-me-phed-sam-pan-kab-kon-ti-dek-kwa

 

cradlesong

N เพลงกล่อมเด็ก  lullaby berceuse pleng-klom-dek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRADLE

n.[Gr. , to swing. ] 1. A movable machine of various constructions, placed on circular pieces of board, for rocking children or inform persons to sleep, for alleviating pain, or giving moderate exercise.
Me let the tender office long engage, to rock the cradle of reposing age.
2. Infancy. From the cradle, is from the state of infancy; in the cradle, in a state of infancy.
3. That part of the stock of a cross-bow, where the bullet is put.
4. In surgery, a case in which a broken leg is laid after being set.
5. In ship-building, a frame placed under the bottom of a ship for launching. It supports the ship and slides down the timbers or passage called the ways.
6. A standing bedstead for wounded seamen.
7. In engraving, an instrument, formed of steel, and resembling a chisel, with one sloping side, used in scraping mezzotintos, and preparing the plate.
8. In husbandry, a frame of wood, with long bending teeth, to which is fastened a sythe, for cutting and laying oats and other grain in a swath.

 

CRADLE

v.t. 1. To lay in a cradle; to rock in a cradle; to compose, or quiet.
It cradles their fears to sleep.
2. To nurse in infancy.
3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain.

 

CRADLE

v.i.To lie or lodge in a cradle.

 

CRADLE-CLOTHES

n.The clothes used for covering one in a cradle.

 

CRADLED

pp. Laid or rocked in a cradle; cut and laid with a cradle, as grain.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRADLE

Cra "dle (krd'l ), n. Etym: [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate. ]

 

1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinginng on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty. The cradle that received thee at thy birth. Cowper. No sooner was I crept out of my cradle But I was made a king, at nine months old. Shak.

 

2. Infancy, or very early life. From their cradles bred together. Shak. A form of worship in which they had been educated from their cradles. Clarendon.

 

3. (Agric.)

 

Defn: An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it eventlyin a swath.

 

4. (Engraving )

 

Defn: A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.

 

5. A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc. , as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.

 

6. (Med. ) (a ) A case for a broken or dislocated limb. (b ) A frame to keep the bedclothes from conntact with the person.

 

7. (Mining ) (a ) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a rocker. [U.S.] (b ) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.

 

8. (Carp. )

 

Defn: The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster. Knight.

 

9. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck. Cat's cradle. See under Cat. -- Cradle hole, a sunken place in a road, caused by thawing, or by travel over a soft spot. -- Cradle scythe, a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain.

 

CRADLE

Cra "dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cradled (-d'ld ); p. pr. & vb. n.Cradling (-dlng ).]

 

1. To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking. It cradles their fears to sleep. D. A. Clark.

 

2. To nurse or train in infancy. He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars. Glanvill.

 

3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain.

 

4. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle. In Lombardy. .. boats are cradled and transported over the grade. Knight. To cradle a picture, to put ribs across the back of a picture, to prevent the panels from warping.

 

CRADLE

CRADLE Cra "dle, v. i.

 

Defn: To lie or lodge, as in a cradle. Withered roots and husks wherein the acorn cradled. Shak.

 

CRADLELAND

CRADLELAND Cra "dle *land ` (kra "d'l *land `), n.

 

Defn: Land or region where one was cradled; hence, land of origin.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cradle

cra dle |ˈkrādl ˈkreɪdl | ▶noun 1 an infant's bed or crib, typically one mounted on rockers. • (the cradle ) infancy: a society that would secure the welfare of its citizens from cradle to grave . • (the cradle of ) a place, process, or event in which something originates or flourishes: he saw Greek art as the cradle of European civilization. 2 a framework resembling a cradle, in particular: • a framework on which a ship or boat rests during construction or repairs. • the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests when not in use. • Mining a trough on rockers in which auriferous earth or sand is shaken in water to separate the gold. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 hold gently and protectively: she cradled his head in her arms. • be the place of origin of: the northeastern states cradled an American industrial revolution. 2 place (a telephone receiver ) in its cradle. ORIGIN Old English cradol, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to German Kratte ‘basket. ’

 

cradleboard

cra dle board |ˈkrādlˌbôrd ˈkreɪdəlbɔrd | ▶noun (among North American Indians ) a board to which an infant is strapped.

 

cradle cap

cra dle cap |ˈkreɪdl kæp | ▶noun a skin condition sometimes seen in babies caused by excessive production of sebum, characterized by areas of yellowish or brownish scales on the top of the head.

 

cradle-robber

cra dle-rob ber ▶noun derogatory a person who marries or has a sexual relationship with a much younger person.

 

cradle song

cra dle song ▶noun a lullaby.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cradle

cra ¦dle |ˈkreɪd (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a baby's bed or cot, typically one mounted on rockers. • (the cradle ) infancy: the welfare state was set up to provide care from the cradle to the grave . • (the cradle of ) a place or process in which something originates or flourishes: the Middle East is generally held to be the cradle of agriculture. 2 a framework resembling a cradle, in particular: • a framework on which a boat rests during construction or repairs. • Brit. a framework on which a worker is suspended to work on a ceiling, ship, or the side of a high building. • the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests when not in use. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 hold gently and protectively: she cradled his head in her arms. • figurative be the place of origin of: the north-eastern states cradled an American industrial revolution. 2 place (a telephone receiver ) in its cradle. ORIGIN Old English cradol, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to German Kratte ‘basket ’.

 

cradleboard

cradle |board |ˈkreɪd (ə )lbɔːd | ▶noun (among North American Indians ) a board to which an infant is strapped.

 

cradle cap

cra ¦dle cap ▶noun [ mass noun ] a skin condition sometimes seen in babies caused by excessive production of sebum, characterized by areas of yellowish or brownish scales on the top of the head.

 

cradle-snatcher

cradle-snatch ¦er ▶noun derogatory a person who marries or has a sexual relationship with a much younger person.

 

cradle song

cra ¦dle song ▶noun a lullaby.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cradle

cradle noun 1 the baby's cradle: crib, bassinet, cot, rocker. 2 the cradle of democracy: birthplace, fount, fountainhead, source, spring, fountain, origin, place of origin, seat; literary wellspring. ▶verb she cradled his head in her arms: hold, support, pillow, cushion, shelter, protect; rest, prop (up ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cradle

cradle noun 1 the baby's cradle: crib, bassinet, Moses basket, cot, carrycot. 2 the cradle of democracy: birthplace, fount, fountainhead, source, spring, fountain, origin, place of origin, breeding place, nursery, root, roots, seat, seed, germ; beginning, start, origination, genesis, birth, dawning, dawn, emergence, inception, launch, creation, early stages, conception, inauguration, foundation, outset; Latin fons et origo; formal commencement; literary wellspring; rare radix. 3 the lifeboat was displayed on a cradle: framework, rack, holder, stand, base, support, mounting, mount, platform, prop, horse, rest, chock, plinth, bottom, trivet, bracket, frame, subframe, structure, substructure, chassis. ▶verb she cradled his head in her arms: hold, support, prop up, rest, pillow, bolster, cushion, shelter, protect.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cradle

cra dle /kréɪd (ə )l /〖語源は 「(小さな )」かご 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 揺りかご ▸ rock a cradle 揺りかごを揺らす 2 〖通例the ～ of A 〗A 〈民族 主義 文化など 〉の発祥地 , 揺籃 （ようらん ）の地 ▸ an area that is the cradle of our civilization 文明の発祥の地 3 〖the ～〗幼年 [幼少 ]時代 ▸ from [in ] the cradle 幼年時代から [に ]4 ｟英 ｠(ビルの壁面の工事 清掃用の )つり作業台 , ゴンドラ .5 (船の )進水架 ; (建造 修理中の船などを載せる )架台 , 船架 .6 (電話の )受話器の受け台 ▸ He rested the receiver on the cradle .彼は受話器を受け台に戻した 7 〘鉱 〙(砂金を選り分ける )揺汰 （ようた ）台 , 選鉱機 .8 (自動車の下で修理をする時の )寝台 (creeper ).9 (補強用の )枠, 骨組み, フレーム .from the cr à dle to the gr á ve 揺りかごから墓場まで, 一生 (を通じてずっと ) (!社会保障の標語などで ) ▸ education from the cradle to the grave 生涯教育 r ò b the cr á dle ｟米 くだけて おどけて ｠ずっと年下の相手と結婚 [交際, 性交 ]する .動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 物など 〉をそっと持つ , 抱える ; 〈赤ん坊 〉を抱いてあやす , 揺りかごに寝かす ▸ She cradled the cassette recorder in her lap .彼女はカセットレコーダーをひざにかかえていた ▸ cradle A in one's arms Aを腕で抱きかかえる 2 〈受話器 〉を置く .3 …を船架 [架台 ]に載せる .4 〈砂金 〉を選鉱器で洗う .