抱いた

held, hugged

→ 抱く
抱い harbor; hold (a feeling, thought, doubt, or hope) + た Past tense
verb · past tense Rare #45,243
held, hugged Past tense of 抱く; used here for holding someone in your arms.
JA: 母は赤ちゃんを優しく抱いた。
EN: The mother gently held the baby in her arms.
Conjugation of 抱く
Past
抱いた

私が抱いたとたん、赤ちゃんは泣き出した。

As soon as I picked up the baby, it started crying.

彼は彼女をしっかりと抱いた。

He held her tightly.

胸にしっかりと抱いた

Held it firmly against my chest.

— 雪山の絆 (2023)