as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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The birthplace of the American Revolution will bring its pods to the city to help singles find love, with Nick and Vanessa Lachey returning as hosts.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Those who want to believe that Charleston was the birthplace of Planter’s Punch point to the Planters Inn, a Downtown Charleston hotel that first opened in the early 1800s, as this cocktail’s launching location.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Italy is widely considered the birthplace of slow travel because of the Slow Food movement, which began in Rome in the 1980s to preserve regional culinary traditions and local economies against fast food.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Italy is widely considered the birthplace of slow travel because of the Slow Food movement, which began in Rome in the 1980s to preserve regional culinary traditions and local economies against the spread of fast food.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Those who want to believe that Charleston was the birthplace of Planter’s Punch point to the Planters Inn, a Downtown Charleston hotel that first opened in the early 1800s, as this cocktail’s launching location.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Italy is widely considered the birthplace of slow travel because of the Slow Food movement, which began in Rome in the 1980s to preserve regional culinary traditions and local economies against fast food.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Italy is widely considered the birthplace of slow travel because of the Slow Food movement, which began in Rome in the 1980s to preserve regional culinary traditions and local economies against the spread of fast food.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthplace
cradle
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The best way to store a boat on land is to leave it on a trailer or place it on jack stands and cradles.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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The nursery, with its Victorian toys, books, cradle, and furnishings, tells of 19th-century childhood.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2026
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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