# Cradle

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'''Cradle''' or '''Cradles''' may refer to:
* [Cradle (bed)](/source/Cradle_(bed))
* [Bassinet](/source/Bassinet), a small bed, often on rockers, in which babies and small children sleep
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==Mechanical devices==
* [Cradle (circus act)](/source/Cradle_(circus_act)), or aerial cradle or casting cradle used in an aerial circus act
* [Cradling (paintings)](/source/Cradling_(paintings)), an art restoration technique to stabilise a painting on panel
* [Docking station](/source/Docking_station), also known as a cradle for the connection of a mobile device
* [Ship cradle](/source/Ship_cradle), for supporting a ship when dry docked
* [Grain cradle](/source/Grain_cradle), an addition to the agricultural scythe to keep the grain stems aligned when mowing
* Neck cradle, a type of [Elizabethan collar](/source/Elizabethan_collar) used to prevent convalescent horses from biting their wounds
* [Newton's cradle](/source/Newton's_cradle), a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres
* [Rocker box](/source/Rocker_box), also known as a cradle used in mining to separate gold from alluvium
* [Suspended cradle](/source/Suspended_cradle), a platform for accessing the exterior of buildings, used by among others by [window cleaner](/source/window_cleaner)s
* [Slip catching cradle](/source/Slip_catching_cradle). a device used by cricketers to practice taking catches

==A metaphor for humanity's origins==
* [Cradle of Humankind](/source/Cradle_of_Humankind), a World Heritage Site near Johannesburg in South Africa, where many early hominid remains were discovered
* [Cradle of civilization](/source/Cradle_of_civilization), any of the various regions regarded as the earliest centers of civilization
* [Cradle of Liberty (disambiguation)](/source/Cradle_of_Liberty_(disambiguation))

==Geography==
* [Cradle Mountain](/source/Cradle_Mountain), Tasmania
* [Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park](/source/Cradle_Mountain-Lake_St_Clair_National_Park)

==Music==
* [Cradle (Malay band)](/source/Cradle_(Malay_band)), a Malay rock band from Singapore
* [The Pleasure Seekers (band)](/source/The_Pleasure_Seekers_(band)), formerly Cradle, a band that Suzi Quatro played in before she became famous
* [''Cradle'' (album)](/source/Cradle_(album)), an album by Acacia
* ["Cradle" (song)](/source/Cradle_(song)), a 1999 song by Atomic Kitten
* "Cradle", a song by The Joy Formidable from ''[The Big Roar](/source/The_Big_Roar)''
* "Cradle", a song by Mudvayne from ''[L.D. 50](/source/L.D._50_(album))''
* [Cradles (song)](/source/Cradles_(song)), a song by Sub Urban

==Other arts==
* [''Cradle'' (video game)](/source/Cradle_(video_game)), a 2015 science-fiction adventure game developed by Flying Cafe
* [''Cradle'' (novel)](/source/Cradle_(novel)), a 1988 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
* Cradle, a book series by [Will Wight](/source/Will_Wight)
* [Cradle (sculpture)](/source/Cradle_(sculpture)), a 2010 sculpture by Ball-Nogues Studio

==Other==
* [Cradle (wrestling)](/source/Cradle_(wrestling)), a very basic move in amateur wrestling
* [Cradle (company)](/source/Cradle_(company)), a Dutch–Swiss biotechnology company

==See also==
* [The Cradle](/source/The_Cradle_(disambiguation))

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