Cradle
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Cradle may refer to:
Mechanical devices:
Arts and literature:
As a metaphor for humanity's origins:
Other:
Mechanical devices:
- BassinetBassinetA bassinet or bassinette is a bed specifically for babies from birth to about four months, and small enough to provide a "cocoon" that small babies find comforting....
, a small bed, often on rockers, in which babies and small children sleep - Ship cradleShip cradleA Ship cradle is a support, made of wood or metal, to hold a ship or boat upright on land so that the vessel can be built or repaired. The vessel is chocked up by wooden chocks and fixed on the cradle...
, supports a ship that is dry docked - Cradle (grain)Cradle (grain)A cradle is an agricultural tool, a form of the scythe, used to reap grain. It is a scythe with an arrangement of fingers attached to the snath, snathe or snaith , such that the cut grain falls upon the fingers and can be cleanly laid down in a row for collection.-History:As agriculture A cradle...
, in agriculture is a device based upon a scythe to cleanly reap and harvest grain - Cradle (mining), used to separate gold from other rocks.
- Newton's cradleNewton's cradleNewton's cradle, named after Sir Isaac Newton, is a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres. When one on the end is lifted and released, the resulting force travels through the line and pushes the last one upward...
, a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres
Arts and literature:
- Cradle (band)Cradle (band)Cradle is a popular Malay rock band from Singapore that was formed in 1995 by four well-known musicians in the music industry at that time. The group was well known on both sides of Singapore and Malaysia for being the Malay equivalent of American grunge bands back when grunge music was...
, a popular Malay rock band from Singapore that was formed in 1995 by four well-known musicians in the music industry at that time - Cradle (novel), a novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
- Cradle (song)Cradle (song)"Cradle 2005" is a one-off charity single released by British pop group Atomic Kitten in 2005, in aid of World Vision. It is a remixed version of a song that was previously included on their debut album, Right Now. Cradle 2005 subsequently appears on the group's third compilation album, The...
, a single released by British girl group Atomic Kitten - The Cradle, a 2007 horror film starring Lukas HaasLukas HaasLukas Daniel Haas is an American actor, known for roles both as a child and as an adult. His career has spanned more than 25 years during which time he has appeared in more than 36 feature films, as well as a number of television shows and theater productions.-Early life and career:Haas was born...
and Emily Hampshire - Cradle of filthCradle of FilthCradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
, an Extreme metal band from Suffolk, England - Cradle (circus act)Cradle (circus act)The cradle is a type of aerial circus act in which a performer hangs by his or her knees from a large rectangular frame and swings, tosses, and catches another performer. The aerialist being swung is referred to as a flyer, while the one doing the tossing and catching is referred to as a catcher...
, an aerial circus act - Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make ThingsCradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make ThingsCradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things is a 2002 non-fiction book by German chemist Michael Braungart and U.S. architect William McDonough. It is a manifesto detailing how to achieve their Cradle to Cradle Design model. It calls for a radical change in industry: a switch from a...
, a recycling and industrial management book - The Pleasure Seekers/Cradle#Cradle, a band that Suzi Quatro played in (in the late 1960s and early 1970s) before she became famous
As a metaphor for humanity's origins:
- Cradle of HumankindCradle of HumankindThe Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site first named by UNESCO in 1999, about 50 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng province. This site currently occupies ; it contains a complex of limestone caves, including the Sterkfontein Caves, where the 2.3-million...
, a World Heritage Site near Johannesburg in South Africa, where many early hominid remains were discovered - Cradle of civilizationCradle of CivilizationThe cradle of civilization is a term referring to any of the possible locations for the emergence of civilization.It is usually applied to the Ancient Near Eastern Chalcolithic , especially in the Fertile Crescent , but also extended to sites in Armenia, and the Persian Plateau, besides other Asian...
, any of the various regions regarded as the earliest centers of civilization - Cradle of Liberty (disambiguation)
Other:
- Cradle (circus act)Cradle (circus act)The cradle is a type of aerial circus act in which a performer hangs by his or her knees from a large rectangular frame and swings, tosses, and catches another performer. The aerialist being swung is referred to as a flyer, while the one doing the tossing and catching is referred to as a catcher...
(also known as aerial cradle or casting cradle), a type of aerial circus act - Cradle (wrestling)Cradle (wrestling)The cradle is a basic technique in amateur wrestling. Its name refers to the move's similarity to the way a person holds an infant in their arms. The wrestler performs the cradle by grabbing the neck of his opponent with one arm, and wrapping the elbow of the other arm behind the knee of the...
, a very basic move in amateur wrestling - Cradle to CradleCradle to CradleCradle-to-cradle design is a biomimetic approach to the design of systems. It models human industry on nature's processes in which materials are viewed as nutrients circulating in healthy, safe metabolisms...
, a biomimetic approach to the design of systems