babe-in-a-cradle
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noun
a tall orchid, Epiblema grandiflorum, of SW Australia with lilac to mauve flowers
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Word Origin for babe-in-a-cradle
named from a fancied resemblance of its column to a baby in a cradle
Words nearby babe-in-a-cradle
babbling, babbling brook, Babcock test, babe, Bab ed-Din, babe-in-a-cradle, babe in arms, babe in the woods, Babel, Babelism, Babelize
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