Cradle Catholic

noun

A person who has been raised in the Catholic faith since birth (in contrast to a person who has converted to the faith). It is usually implicit that the person has not lapsed in the faith.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounCradle Catholic (plural Cradle Catholics)

plural Cradle Catholics

  1. A person who has been raised in the Catholic faith since birth (in contrast to a person who has converted to the faith). It is usually implicit that the person has not lapsed in the faith.
Cite this entry
APA

Cradle Catholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cradle%20Catholic

MLA

“Cradle Catholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cradle%20Catholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cradle Catholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cradle%20Catholic.

Source: Cradle Catholic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.