Resembling or having the characteristics of a cradling motion or position; resembling a crib or cradle.
From 'cradle' + '-y' (diminutive or characteristic suffix). This appears to be a rare or dialectal adjective formed from the noun 'cradle,' similar to how 'shady' comes from 'shade.'
This word is so obscure it barely survives in modern dictionaries, but its existence shows how English speakers could productively create adjectives from almost any noun by adding '-y'—a living system that still works today with new words like 'clicky' or 'sticky.'
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