wieg — meaning in English

English meaning

• cot noun A small bed for an infant, usually with high slatted sides.
• cradle noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
• crib noun A baby's bed with high sides, used before a child moves to a regular bed.

Senses

wieg is used for these senses in English:

• cot (UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.
• cradle (figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
• crib (US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

cot — full definition

1. noun A small bed for an infant, usually with high slatted sides.
2. noun A simple, lightweight bed used for camping or temporary sleeping arrangements.

cradle — full definition

1. noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
2. noun The place or time where something began and was nurtured early on.
3. verb To hold something gently and protectively, as if rocking a baby.

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