Bassinet Definition

băsə-nĕt, băsə-nĕt
bassinets
noun
An oblong basketlike bed for an infant.
American Heritage
A basketlike bed for an infant: it is often hooded and set on a stand having casters.
Webster's New World
A newborn baby's bed, typically made of woven reeds or straw.
Wiktionary
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Noun

Singular:
bassinet
Plural:
bassinets

Origin of Bassinet

  • From French bercelonette, a doubled diminutive of berceau (“cradle”), influenced by bassin (“basin”)

    From Wiktionary

  • French small basin diminutive of bassin basin from Old French bacin basin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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