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lay·ette (lā et′)

noun

a complete outfit for a newborn baby, including clothes, bedding, and accessories

Etymology: Fr, dim. of laie, packing box, drawer < Fl laeye < MDu lade, a chest, trunk < Gmc *hlatho-, container < base of lade

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