cradles
Gently holds close
Cradles is the plural of cradle, a small bed for an infant, typically one that rocks or swings.
The word extends to any structure that holds something securely: a phone cradle, a boat cradle.
As a verb, to cradle is to hold gently and protectively: She cradles the baby in her arms.
The phrase from the cradle to the grave means throughout one's entire life.
Gentle, caring quality
- protectionGuarding against harm
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- cherishValue with deep affection
embrace · shelter · affection · love · guardianship · foster · bonding · attachment
Location of one's birth
- beginningsInitial stages of something
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- dawnDay's first glow
emergence · foundation · source · wellspring · seedbed · crucible · incubator · fountainhead
Hooded infant sleeping containers
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
- newbornsRecently delivered infants
- lullabiesSoothing songs for children
- pacifiersInfant soothing devices
rocking · nursery · mobiles · blankets · cooing · napping · bottles · diapers
Underlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- mountClimb up or steed
- bracketSupport or category
platform · base · holder · rest · suspension · rigging · harness · sling
Newly germinated plants
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
cultivation · potting · transplanting · nursery · bedding · rootstock · planting · trays
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
- protectionGuarding against harm
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- sootheGently ease discomfort
cherish · embrace · shelter · affection · love · guardianship · foster · bonding · attachment · gentleness
birthplace
Location of one's birth
- beginningsInitial stages of something
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
dawn · emergence · foundation · source · wellspring · seedbed · crucible · incubator · fountainhead · nursery
bassinets
Hooded infant sleeping containers
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
- newbornsRecently delivered infants
- lullabiesSoothing songs for children
pacifiers · rocking · nursery · mobiles · blankets · cooing · napping · bottles · diapers · onesies
framework
Underlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- mountClimb up or steed
bracket · platform · base · holder · rest · suspension · rigging · harness · sling · carrier
seedlings
Newly germinated plants
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- propagationAct of spreading widely
germination · cultivation · potting · transplanting · nursery · bedding · rootstock · planting · trays · flats
sedimentary
Formed from deposited material
basin · trough · rift · depression · valley · syncline · fold · tectonics · bedrock
- supportsscaffolding, shoring, bracing, props, jacks
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- atticrafters, attic room, joists, eaves, exposed beams
- antique furnitureantique furniture, chairs, tables, highboys, cabinets
- boatyarddry dock, drydock, haul-out, slipway, boat lift
- dry dock workgraving dock
- cradle to graveEntire span of existence
- cradle robbersThose pursuing much younger partners
- cat's cradleString figure between fingers
- rob the cradlePursue someone much younger
- cradle snatcherOne pursuing much younger partners
- cradle capInfant scalp scaling