cradle-to-grave
[ kreyd-l-tuh-greyv ]
/ ˈkreɪd l təˈgreɪv /
adjective
extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
Also
British,
womb-to-tomb.
Origin of cradle-to-grave
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby cradle-to-grave
cradle cap,
cradle roof,
cradle scythe,
cradle snatcher,
cradle vault,
cradle-to-grave,
cradleboard,
cradlesong,
cradling,
craft,
craft apprenticeship
Example sentences from the Web for cradle-to-grave
You have focused on individual events and ideas in your books about Lincoln rather than the cradle-to-grave biographical approach.