bassinet
Americannoun
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bassinets
plural
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a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
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a style of perambulator resembling this.
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Armor. basinet.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bassinet
Explanation
A bassinet is a small basket used as a bed for a baby. A bassinet is portable, making it easy to carry the baby around. The et ending in bassinet is a clue that this is something small, specifically a small basket used for carrying a baby. The baby also can sleep in the bassinet. Like baby clothes, the bassinet will be quickly outgrown, but it's very helpful for awhile. A bassinet is a common present for a mother to receive at a baby shower. Awwww.
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“He had just finished setting up the bassinet, shelves, and his baby basket,” said Trejo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Shen bought a used bassinet — which retails for $300 new — for $30, for example.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
For example, some families may not have the means to purchase a crib or bassinet; a hospital might direct them to resources to help with that.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
Is the toddler photographed by Peter Magubane with his arms outstretched in a wicker bassinet really preaching, as the title says, to the crowd of babies in a South African orphanage?
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
In the yard, Aziza lay in a wicker bassinet, dressed in layers of clothing, a winter muffler wrapped snugly around her neck.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
These tend to be the people buying $1,700 bassinets that rock their babies to sleep, artisanal food for their dogs, pricey gym memberships, luxury cruises and spots on business-class airplane cabins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
All of the other rooms contained empty beds and bassinets.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
The Baby Industrial Complex will convince you that you need six different kinds of bassinets, co-sleepers, etc.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2023
“We had bassinets in the back of the tour bus,” James said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
Etienne imagines shortwave receivers disguised as oatmeal boxes or tucked under floorboards, receivers buried beneath flagstones or concealed inside bassinets.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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