cradling

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Varley is cradling the child and McGowan-Fazakerley said: "It's going to be the hardest thing… we've got each other."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Steinfeld flaunted her pregnancy during the awards circuit earlier this year, cradling her baby bump at the red carpet for the Golden Globe Awards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson shared a selfie from a hospital bed while cradling the couple's fourth child, five-week-old Poppy, on Friday evening.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

The second image shows Meghan tenderly cradling the princess as a newborn following her birth in 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

“Ahhh,” you murmured, cradling it in your hands as if it were the most beautiful thing ever.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman