Phrase guide

from the cradle to the grave

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Spanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِنَ ٱلْمَهْدِ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّحْدِ (mina l-mahdi ʔilā l-laḥdi) — Translations
  • Danish: fra vuggen til graven — Translations
  • Dutch: van de wieg tot het graf — Translations
  • Faroese: úr vøggu í grøv — Translations
  • Finnish: kehdosta hautaan — Translations
  • French: du berceau à la tombe — Translations
  • German: von der Wiege bis zur Bahre — Translations
  • Greek: από την κούνια έως τον τάφο (apó tin koúnia éos ton táfo) — Translations
  • Icelandic: frá vöggu til grafar — Translations
  • Italian: dalla culla alla tomba — Translations
  • Japanese: 揺り籠から墓場まで (yurikago kara bochi made) — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fra vuggen til graven — Translations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frå vogga til grava — Translations
  • Polish: od żłobka do nagrobka — Translations
  • Spanish: de la cuna a la tumba — Translations
  • Swedish: från vaggan till graven — Translations