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
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 ● May 24, 2025
These infants were typically found in an adult bed, chair or couch instead of the crib or bassinet recommended by sleep experts.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
Finally, he dozed off, but every time Ivy tried to put him into his bassinet, he woke up and she had to start all over again.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
He learned to never sit near the bulkhead where bassinets frequently were placed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
They also should sleep in cribs or bassinets — not on beds with siblings or in parents' arms.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 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
Judith leads us to a room that looks like a traditional hospital nursery, bassinets filled with sleeping or fussing babies.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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