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bassinet definition

bas·si·net (bas′ə net)

noun

a basketlike bed for an infant: it is often hooded and set on a stand having casters

Etymology: altered (after Fr bassin, basin) < Fr bercelonnette, dim. of berceau, cradle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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