pidellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• cradle noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
• hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.

Senses

pidellä is used for these senses in English:

• cradle (transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
• hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

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.

hold — full definition

1. verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
2. verb To keep something in a particular state, position, or place, such as reserving it or making someone wait.
3. verb To remain true, valid, or in effect.
4. noun A grip or grasp on something.
5. noun The cargo storage area below a ship's deck.

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