Cradle

Cradle may refer to:

• Cradle (bed)
• Bassinet, a small bed, often on rockers, in which babies and small children sleep

Mechanical devices

• Ship cradle, supports a ship that is dry docked
• Cradle (grain), 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 cradle, a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres
• Cradling (art restoration), an art restoration technique to stabilise a painting on panel
• Cradle (circus act) (also known as aerial cradle or casting cradle), a type of aerial circus act

A metaphor for humanity's origins

• Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site near Johannesburg in South Africa, where many early hominid remains were discovered
• Cradle of civilization, any of the various regions regarded as the earliest centers of civilization
• Cradle of Liberty (disambiguation)

Geography

• The Cradle, peak in the Wenatchee Mountains

Books

• Cradle (novel), a 1988 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee

Films

• The Cradle (1922 film)
• The Cradle (2007 film), a 2007 horror film starring Lukas Haas and Emily Hampshire

Music

• Cradle (Malay band), a Malay rock band from Singapore
• Cradle (US band), later The Pleasure Seekers (band), a band that Suzi Quatro played in before she became famous

Albums

• The Cradle (album)
• Cradle (album), an album by Acacia

Songs

• "The cradle", by Antony Holborne (?1545-1602)
• "Cradle" (Atomic Kitten song), 1999
• "Cradle" (The Joy Formidable song)
• "Cradle", a song by Mudvayne from L.D. 50

Video games

• Cradle (video game), a 2015 science-fiction adventure game developed by Flying Cafe
• Aderyn's Cradle, previously known as Cradle, an upcoming role-playing video game

Other

• The Cradle, adoption agency founded by Louis W. Sauer

Other

• Cradle (wrestling), a very basic move in amateur wrestling