from the cradle to the grave

English

Alternative forms

• from the cradle to the deathbed (less common)

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

from the cradle to the grave

1. (idiomatic) Spanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.

Related terms

• cradle-to-grave
• hatch, match, and dispatch

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: مِنَ الْمَهْدِ إِلَى اللَّحْدِ (mina l-mahdi ʔilā l-laḥdi)
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• German: von der Wiege bis zur Bahre (de) (literally “from the cradle to the bier”)