Cradle
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A cradle is a small bed, often on rockers, in which babies and small children sleep.
It may also refer to:
- Cradle (band), a band that Suzi Quatro played in, in the early 1970s before she became a huge star.
- Cradle (novel), a novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee.
- a piece of hardware on which a wireless phone, PDA or digital audio player sits on for charging and/or synchronising with PC.
- Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site near Johannesburg in South Africa, where many early hominid remains were discovered.
- Cradle of Civilization, any of the various regions regarded as the earliest centers of civilization
- Cradle of Humanity, the region roughly corresponding to the Middle East
- Cat's Cradle, a novel by Kurt Vonnegut
- Cat's cradle (string game), a children's game with string.
- The Cradle (circus act) is an aerial circus act.
- The cradle is a very basic move in amateur wrestling.
- Cradle of Filth, is a Symphonic Black Metal band.
- Ship's Cradle, is a support of a ship that is dry docked.
- in agriculture, a device attached to a scythe to catch harvested grain.