cradle
B2Substantiv/US /krˈeɪdəl/ KRĀD-əl; UK /krˈeɪdəl/ KRĀD-əl/
A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinginng 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.
