A cradle is a place where a baby is laid to sleep, and is often associated with INFANCY. The term can be broken down into several crossword solutions: FOUNTAIN (8 letters), SOURCE (6 letters), INFANCY (7 letters), FOUNT (5 letters), NURSE (5 letters), ORIGIN (6 letters), BASKET (6 letters), BIRTHPLACE (10 letters), COT (3 letters), BED (3 letters), BASSINET (8 letters), CRIB (4 letters), and ROCKER (6 letters). A FOUNTAIN is a SOURCE of water, a FOUNT is a small FOUNTAIN, a NURSE is someone who cares for a baby, an ORIGIN is the beginning of something, a BASKET is a container, a BIRTHPLACE is the location where a baby is born, a COT is a small BED, a BED is a piece of furniture for sleeping, a BASSINET is a small BED for a baby, a CRIB is a BED with high sides, and a ROCKER is a chair that rocks back and forth. All of these words are related to the term cradle, which is a place where a baby is laid to sleep.