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crib

About 1.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
  2. noun A bed for a child older than a baby.
  3. noun A small sleeping berth in a packet or other small vessel.
  4. noun A wicker basket.
  5. noun A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
  6. noun The baby Jesus and the manger in a creche or nativity scene, consisting of statues of Mary, Joseph and various other characters such as the magi.
  7. noun A bin for drying or storing grain, such as a corn crib.
  8. noun A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals.

Similar words

cot pony trot cribbage mattress cradle pad sack locker wardrobe

Often followed by

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Word family

cribbed cribber cribbers cribbing cribs

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