layette

[ ley-et ]

/ leɪˈɛt /

noun

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

Words nearby layette

layer, layer board, layer cake, layer of rods and cones, layering, layette, laying on of hands, layman, layoff, layout, layover

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

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Examples from the Web for layette

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
Mrs. Barsaloux, relenting, had sent a layette of French workmanship, and Marna was radiantly happy.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie
We came here because the mother said she got a layette at madame's studio.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
But, monsieur, I says, what about the layette; wheres the little ones layette?
The Flower Girl of The Chteau d'Eau, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XV)|Charles Paul de Kock

The layette and the little bed are in our room all ready for the coining of our treasure.
Letters of a Javanese Princess|Raden Adjeng Kartini

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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