bassinet

American  

[bas-uh-net, bas-uh-net] / ˌbæs əˈnɛt, ˈbæs əˌnɛt /

noun

1. a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.

2. a style of perambulator resembling this.

3. Armor. basinet.

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bassinet British  

/ ˌbæsɪˈnɛt /

noun

1. a wickerwork or wooden cradle or pram, usually hooded

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Etymology

Origin of bassinet

1570–80; < French: pan; basin, -et

Example Sentences

Pictures of the new arrival included Poppy lying in a bassinet with their other children standing over her, as well as being held by Carrie, 37, and Boris Johnson, 60, in hospital.

From BBC

A young couple strolled with their baby in a bassinet.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“I was already buying their stuff, like the automatic rocker and the bassinet so the fact that they reached out was pretty cool,” she said in a telephone interview before heading to a studio session.

From New York Times

The couple said a deadly tornado on Saturday tore apart their mobile home, picking up a bassinet with the baby still inside of it.

From BBC