cradle

/ˈkreɪdl/ noun

Translation

BED [C] › a baby's bed, especially one that swings from side to side

beşik

807

TELEPHONE › the part of a telephone that holds the receiver (= the part of a telephone that you hold in your hand and use to listen and speak)

telefonda ahizenin konulduğu/asıldığı yer

2453

MOBILE PHONE › a small stand that holds a mobile phone

cep telefonu tutamağı/kızağı

2453

the cradle of sth › the place where something started

kaynak, köken, ilk çıktığı yer

Massachusetts, the cradle of the American Revolution1553

(Definition of cradle noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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