Bassinet Definition

băsə-nĕt, băsə-nĕt
bassinets
noun
An oblong basketlike bed for an infant.
American Heritage
A basketlike bed for an infant: it is often hooded and set on a stand having casters.
Webster's New World
A newborn baby's bed, typically made of woven reeds or straw.
Wiktionary

A bascinet.

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Noun

Singular:
bassinet
Plural:
bassinets

Origin of Bassinet

  • From French bercelonette, a doubled diminutive of berceau (“cradle”), influenced by bassin (“basin”)

    From Wiktionary

  • French small basin diminutive of bassin basin from Old French bacin basin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bassinet Sentence Examples

  • He carefully stood and gently placed Destiny in her bassinet.

  • He stepped closer to the bassinet and peered at the sleeping child.

  • Alison's tips Do book your seat with a baby bassinet well in advance.

  • When you first began planning your baby nursery, you probably imagined his sweet, little body snuggled securely into a bassinet or crib and didn't give a second thought to toddler furniture.

  • Some parents like starting their baby in a bassinet and then switching to a baby bed as she grows.

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Words Starting With

BBABAS

Words Ending With

TETNET

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Words Starting With B and Ending With T

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