Cradle

To see a cradle in your dream, symbolizes a dependent relationship. You may feel the need to be protected and cared for. Your dream maybe telling you to regain some control and independence in your life.

Alternatively, it represents a new project or fresh start.

Dictionary definition

n. 1: a baby bed with sides and rockers
2: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn: birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience]
3: birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
4: a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold [syn: rocker, cradle]
v. 1: hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"
2: bring up from infancy
3: hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"
4: cut grain with a cradle scythe
5: wash in a cradle; "cradle gold"
6: run with the stick