What is another word for cradles?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈe͡ɪdə͡lz] (IPA)

Cradles are a type of platform that is used to hold or support an object, usually a baby or an instrument. Some synonyms for the word "cradles" are holders, supports, racks, rests, bottoms, bases, stands, brackets, frames, and platforms. These words can help to describe different types of cradles that are used in various settings. For example, a guitar cradle might be called a guitar stand, while a baby cradle might be called a bassinet. No matter what the context, these synonyms can help to add depth and clarity to our language.

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What are the hypernyms for Cradles?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    furniture, Beds, Baby accessories, Infant items, Rocking device.

Usage examples for Cradles

The little creatures are very quiet in their portable cradles, consisting of a basket-frame covered with reindeer hide, into which they are closely strapped.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Then certainly she told you about your two younger brothers-my own poor, motherless children-who were sucked bloodless in their cradles....
"Doom of the House of Duryea"
Earl Peirce
But I must tell you that this part of the legend is true: Your two young brothers actually died in their cradles, bloodless.
"Doom of the House of Duryea"
Earl Peirce

Famous quotes with Cradles

  • Religions are the cradles of despotism.
    Marquis de Sade
  • We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible. You cannot educate a man wholly out of superstitious fears which were implanted in his imagination, no matter how utterly his reason may reject them.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
  • Blade grumbled about the absurdities of the theological imagination and why didn’t people have sense enough to smother would-be priests in their cradles?
    Glen Cook
  • [Witches] steal young children out of their cradles, ministerio dæmonum, and put deformed in their rooms, which we call changelings.
    Robert Burton
  • We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

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