cradle - noun

a baby bed with sides and rockers

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

birth of a person

a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold

cradle - verb

• hold gently and carefully
• bring up from infancy
• hold or place in or as if in a cradle
• cut grain with a cradle scythe
• wash in a cradle
• run with the stick

cradle - thesaurus

birthplace   provenance   provenience   rocker