Meanings
prepositional phrase
alternative from cradle to grave · alternative from the cradle to the deathbed
- idiomaticSpanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic مِنَ ٱلْمَهْدِ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّحْدِ
- مِنَ ٱلْمَهْدِ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّحْدِ (mina l-mahdi ʔilā l-laḥdi)Translations
Danish fra vuggen til graven
- fra vuggen til gravenTranslations
Dutch van de wieg tot het graf
- van de wieg tot het grafTranslations
Finnish kehdosta hautaan
- kehdosta hautaanTranslations
French du berceau à la tombe
- du berceau à la tombeTranslations
German von der Wiege bis zur Bahre
- von der Wiege bis zur BahreTranslations
Greek από την κούνια έως τον τάφο
- από την κούνια έως τον τάφο (apó tin koúnia éos ton táfo)Translations
Icelandic frá vöggu til grafar
- frá vöggu til grafarTranslations
Italian dalla culla alla tomba
- dalla culla alla tombaTranslations
Japanese 揺り籠から墓場まで
- 揺り籠から墓場まで (yurikago kara bochi made)Translations
Norwegian Bokmål fra vuggen til graven
- fra vuggen til gravenTranslations
Polish od żłobka do nagrobka
- od żłobka do nagrobkaTranslations
Spanish de la cuna a la tumba
- de la cuna a la tumbaTranslations
Swedish från vaggan till graven
- från vaggan till gravenTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
from the cradle to the grave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20cradle%20to%20the%20grave
MLA
“from the cradle to the grave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20cradle%20to%20the%20grave. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “from the cradle to the grave,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20cradle%20to%20the%20grave.
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