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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small bed for baby |
| Synonyms: | Moses basket, baby bed, bassinet, cot, crib, hamper, pannier, trundle bed |
| Main Entry: | cradle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in arms; nurture |
| Synonyms: | lull, nestle, nourish, nurse, rock, support, tend, watch over |
| Main Entry: | basket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woven container |
| Synonyms: | bassinet, bin, box, bushel, cradle, crate, creel, hamper, nacelle, pannier |
| Main Entry: | bed |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | furniture for sleeping |
| Synonyms: | bassinet, bedstead, berth, bunk, chaise, cot, couch, cradle, crib, davenport, divan, mattress, pallet, platform, sack, trundle |
| Main Entry: | childhood |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | period of being young |
| Synonyms: | adolescence, babyhood, cradle, immaturity, infancy, juniority, juvenility, minority, nonage, nursery, puberty, pupilage, schooldays, teens, tender age, youth |
| Antonyms: | adulthood |
| Main Entry: | container |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holder for physical object |
| Synonyms: | alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canister, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer, firkin, flask, hamper, hod, hopper, humidor, hutch, jar, jeroboam, jug, kettle, magnum, package, packet, pail, pit, pod, poke, pot, pottery, pouch, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, sack, scuttle, stein, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vat, vessel, vial |
| Main Entry: | crib |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | baby bed |
| Synonyms: | Moses basket, bassinet, bin, box*, bunk, cot, cradle, manger, rack, stall*, trundle bed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cushion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pad, protect from blow |
| Synonyms: | bolster, buttress, cradle, dampen, deaden, insulate, muffle, pillow, seclude, soften, stifle, support, suppress |
| Main Entry: | dandle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | caress, cuddle |
| Synonyms: | amuse, cosset, cradle, dance, fondle, love, nuzzle, pet, play, ride on knee, rock, sport, toss, toy with, toy* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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