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rear vs cradle

cradle vs rear

rear and cradle both are nouns.

rear is an adjective but cradle is not an adjective.

rear and cradle both are verbs.

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

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