1. (noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

• birthplace
• place of origin
• provenance
• provenience

2. (noun) 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

• rocker

1. (noun) a baby bed with sides and rockers

• baby bed
• baby's bed

2. (noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

• beginning
• origin
• root
• rootage
• source

3. (noun) birth of a person

• birth

4. (noun) 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

• trough

5. (verb) hold gently and carefully

• hold
• take hold

6. (verb) bring up from infancy

• bring up
• nurture
• parent
• raise
• rear

7. (verb) hold or place in or as if in a cradle

• hold
• take hold

8. (verb) cut grain with a cradle scythe

• cut

9. (verb) wash in a cradle

• launder
• wash

10. (verb) run with the stick

• play

1. (verb) run with the stick

• lacrosse

1. (verb) wash in a cradle

• rocker