cradle-to-grave

[ kreyd-l-tuh-greyv ]

adjective

1. extending throughout one's life, from birth to death:

   a cradle-to-grave system of healthcare.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cradle-to-grave¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

You have focused on individual events and ideas in your books about Lincoln rather than the cradle-to-grave biographical approach.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• career
• life
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