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Cradle

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging 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.

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Beginning 76% connected

of Begin

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Birth 76% connected

The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Launder 76% connected

A washerwoman.

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Nurture 76% connected

The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.

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Origin 76% connected

The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.

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Parent 76% connected

One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother.

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rear 76% connected

Early; soon.

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Root 76% connected

To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.

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Source 76% connected

The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.

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Trough 76% connected

A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray…

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Wash 76% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rocker 74% connected

One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rocker 74% connected

One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Component part 1

Rocker 70% connected

One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

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Synonym 2

Birthplace 92% connected

The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of origin or birth, in its more general sense.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rocker 92% connected

One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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