Cradlechild

/ˈkreɪdəlˌtʃaɪld/ noun

Definition

A child in the earliest stages of infancy, especially one still in a cradle; a very young child.

Etymology

From 'cradle' (a small bed for infants) + 'child' (a young person). This compound is a descriptive term emphasizing the young age and dependence of the child, suggesting they are still in the cradling stage of development.

Kelly Says

Medieval and Renaissance paintings used the term 'cradlechild' to emphasize the vulnerability and innocence of very young subjects—it carried emotional weight that just 'baby' or 'infant' couldn't match.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ህፃን-መንፈስ
htsan men-fes
ARالعربية
طفل مهد
ta-fil mah-id
BNবাংলা
কোলের শিশু
kol-er shi-shu
CACatalà
nen-berçol
nen ber-chol
CSČeština
miminko-kočár
mim-in-ko ko-char
DADansk
baby-kravlæ
ba-bee kra-vla
DEDeutsch
Kinderwiege
kin-der-vee-geh
ELΕλληνικά
μωρό-κούνια
mω-ro koo-nee-ah
ESEspañol
niño cuna
nee-nyoh KOON-ah
FAفارسی
بچه-گهواره
ba-cheh ge-hva-reh
FISuomi
vauva-sänky
vau-va saen-ky
FRFrançais
enfant-berceau
ahn-fahn-bər-soh
GUGU
બાળક-ગોળ
baal-k gol
HAHA
yarin-gaba
ya-rin ga-ba
HEעברית
תינוק-סנדלי
tee-no-k san-de-lee
HIहिन्दी
पालना बच्चा
paalna bachcha
HUMagyar
csecsemő-ágy
cheh-se-mő ah-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
bayi-gendong
ba-yee gen-dong
IGIG
nwata-akwụkwọ
nwa-ta ak-woo-kwo
ITItaliano
bambino-culla
ban-bee-no KOOL-ah
JA日本語
ゆりかごの赤ちゃん
yurikago no akachan
KKKK
балапан-көп
ba-la-pan-kop
KMKM
ក្មួង-វិក្ក
kmoung vik-k
KO한국어
기저귀 아기
kijeo-gwi ag-i
MRMR
बच्चा-गड्ढा
bac-cha gad-dha
MSBahasa Melayu
bayi-gendang
ba-yee gen-dang
MYမြန်မာ
ကလေး-ပုလင်း
ka-lay pu-ling
NLNederlands
baby-wieg
ba-bee vee
NONorsk
baby-krage
ba-bee kra-geh
PAPA
ਬੱਚਾ-ਸਿੰਧ
bach-a sin-dh
PLPolski
dziecko-kołysce
zhees-tcho ko-losh-tse
PTPortuguês
bebê-berço
bay-bay ber-sow
RORomână
bebeluș-cușcă
be-be-loosh koo-sh-kuh
RUРусский
ребенок-колыбель
rebenok-kolibell
SVSvenska
spädbarn-säng
spad-barn-saeng
SWKiswahili
mtoto-kanga
mo-to-to kan-ga
TAதமிழ்
குழந்தை-கூடல்
kuzhanthai koo-dal
TEతెలుగు
బిడ్డ-పెట్టె
bidda-pet-te
THไทย
เด็กในเปล
det nai pel
TLTL
sanggol-huni
san-gol hu-nee
TRTürkçe
bebek-beşik
bey-bek be-sik
UKУкраїнська
дитина-колыбель
di-ti-na ko-ly-bel
URاردو
بچہ-گڑھ
bach-ay gar-h
VITiếng Việt
bébé-giường
be-bay-giong
YOYO
omo-ọ̀pọ̀
oh-moh oh-po-po
ZH中文
摇篮宝宝
yáo lán bǎobǎo
ZUZU
umntwana-ekhaya
oom-n-twaan-ah eh-kha-ya

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