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cuna — meaning in English

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English meaning

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

Senses

cuna 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 — 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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