kehto — meaning in English

English meaning

• cradle noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
• womb noun The organ in a female mammal's body where offspring develop before birth; the uterus.

Senses

kehto is used for these senses in English:

• cradle A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
• cradle (figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
• cradle (figuratively) Infancy, or very early life.
• incunabulum (mostly, in the plural) The cradle, birthplace, or origin of something.
• womb (figuratively) A place where something is made or formed. [from 15th c.]

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.

womb — full definition

1. noun The organ in a female mammal's body where offspring develop before birth; the uterus.
2. noun Figuratively, a place where something originates or is formed.

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