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cradle vs rear

rear vs cradle

cradle and rear both are nouns.

cradle is not an adjective while rear is an adjective.

cradle and rear both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cradle Yes No Yes No
rear Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, rear is a hypernym of cradle; that is, rear is a word with a broader meaning than cradle:
  • cradle: bring up from infancy
  • rear: look after a child until it is an adult
Other hypernyms of cradle include bring up, nurture, parent, raise.
cradle (noun) rear (noun)
a baby bed with sides and rockers the side that goes last or is not normally seen
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 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence the back of a military formation or procession
birth of a person the side of an object that is opposite its front
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
cradle (adjective) rear (adjective)
located in or toward the back or rear
cradle (verb) rear (verb)
run with the stick construct, build, or erect
hold gently and carefully stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
wash in a cradle cause to rise up
cut grain with a cradle scythe look after a child until it is an adult
hold or place in or as if in a cradle rise up
bring up from infancy
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