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cliabhán — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cradle noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.

Senses

cliabhán is used for these senses in English:

  • cradle A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
  • cradle A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.

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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