layette

[ ley-et ]

/ leɪˈɛt /

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noun

an outfit of clothing, bedding, etc., for a newborn baby.

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Origin of layette

1830–40; <French; Middle French laiete small coffer, equivalent to laie chest (<Middle Dutch laeye, variant of lade; akin to lade) + -ete-ette

Words nearby layette

lay down the law, layer, layer board, layer cake, layering, layette, lay eyes on, lay figure, lay for, lay hands on, lay hold of

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How to use layette in a sentence

She hides her condition with a certain modesty, but from my window, I have often seen her making the dainty layette.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez
The present will be accompanied by a layette, so that the child may learn to dress her infant and to change its clothes.
The Curse of Education|Harold E. Gorst
We came here because the mother said she got a layette at madame's studio.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
A date was approaching, and there was the layette to be prepared.
The Pace That Kills|Edgar Saltus

I remember one time, however, that babies were several months old before I could give their mothers a complete layette.
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British Dictionary definitions for layette

layette

/ (leɪˈɛt) /

noun

a complete set of articles, including clothing, bedclothes, and other accessories, for a newborn baby

Word Origin for layette

C19: from French, from Old French, from laie, from Middle Dutch laege box

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