origin vs cradle

cradle vs origin

origin and cradle both are nouns.

origin is not a verb while cradle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
origin	Yes	No	No	No
cradle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cradle is a hyponym of origin; that is, cradle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than origin:

origin: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
cradle: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

Other hyponyms of origin include derivation, spring, fountainhead, head, headspring, headwater, wellhead, wellspring, jumping-off place, point of departure, birthplace, place of origin, provenance, provenience, home, point source, trail head, trailhead.

origin (noun)	cradle (noun)
properties attributable to your ancestry	a baby bed with sides and rockers
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero	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
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events	where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
the hereditary derivation of an individual	birth of a person
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

origin (verb)	cradle (verb)
	run with the stick
	hold gently and carefully
	wash in a cradle
	cut grain with a cradle scythe
	hold or place in or as if in a cradle
	bring up from infancy

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