Cradle
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Cradle or Cradles may refer to:
- Cradle (bed)
- Bassinet, a small bed, often on rockers, in which babies and small children sleep
Mechanical devices
- Cradle (circus act), or aerial cradle or casting cradle used in an aerial circus act
- Cradling (paintings), an art restoration technique to stabilise a painting on panel
- Docking station, also known as a cradle for the connection of a mobile device
- Ship cradle, for supporting a ship when dry docked
- Grain cradle, an addition to the agricultural scythe to keep the grain stems aligned when mowing
- Newton's cradle, a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres
- Rocker box, also known as a cradle used in mining to separate gold from alluvium
- Suspended cradle, a platform for accessing the exterior of buildings, used by among others window cleaners
- Slip catching cradle. a device used by cricketers to practice taking catches
A metaphor for humanity's origins
- 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 Liberty (disambiguation)
Geography
Music
- Cradle (Malay band), a Malay rock band from Singapore
- The Pleasure Seekers (band), formerly Cradle, a band that Suzi Quatro played in before she became famous
- Cradle (album), an album by Acacia
- "Cradle" (song), a 1999 song by Atomic Kitten
- "Cradle", a song by The Joy Formidable from The Big Roar
- "Cradle", a song by Mudvayne from L.D. 50
- Cradles (song), a song by Sub Urban
Other arts
- Cradle (video game), a 2015 science-fiction adventure game developed by Flying Cafe
- Cradle (novel), a 1988 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
- Cradle, a book series by Will Wight
Other
- Cradle (wrestling), a very basic move in amateur wrestling