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cradle vs bring up

bring up vs cradle

cradle is a noun but bring up is not a noun.

cradle and bring up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cradle Yes No Yes No
bring up No No Yes No
As verbs, bring up is a hypernym of cradle; that is, bring up is a word with a broader meaning than cradle:
  • cradle: bring up from infancy
  • bring up: look after a child until it is an adult
Other hypernyms of cradle include nurture, parent, raise, rear.
cradle (noun) bring up (noun)
a baby bed with sides and rockers
a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
birth of a person
cradle (verb) bring up (verb)
run with the stick cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
hold gently and carefully make reference to
wash in a cradle put forward for consideration or discussion
cut grain with a cradle scythe summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
hold or place in or as if in a cradle raise from a lower to a higher position
bring up from infancy cause to come to a sudden stop
look after a child until it is an adult
promote from a lower position or rank
Difference between cradle and bring up

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