Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oblong basketlike bed for an infant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
basinet . - noun A wicker basket with a covering or hood over one end, serving as a cradle for young children.
- noun A name given to several common European species of Ranunculus.
- noun The pan of a harquebuse or musket. See
pan .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle.
- noun See
Bascinet .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A newborn baby's bed, typically made of woven reeds or straw.
- noun A
bascinet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a perambulator that resembles a bassinet
- noun a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The bassinet is in storage, as is the infant car seat.
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Nap attempt Number One: put sleepy Baby in bassinet unswaddled.
‘Cause motherhood’s gonna require some hard drinkin’… | Her Bad Mother 2006
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That bassinet from the local yard sale seems like a steal, and it is, it’s just that what can sometimes happen if baby sleeps too much on his back is his head starts to get a little flat.
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According to the CPSC, the problem with the bassinet occurs when the Velcro fabric on the side that opens to convert it to a bedside sleeper, is not reattached.
Two deaths trigger safety alert for Simplicity bassinet 2008
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According to the CPSC, the problem with the bassinet occurs when the Velcro fabric on the side that opens to convert it to a bedside sleeper, is not reattached.
Two deaths trigger safety alert for Simplicity bassinet 2008
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As for the white one, the priceless, the gossamer, the fairy web, which might pass through a ring, that, every lady must be aware, was already appropriated to cover the cradle, or what I believe is called the bassinet, of Master Pendennis.
The Newcomes 2006
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The bassinet was the first visible herald of the expected infant -- and it put Tessa's situation in concrete terms that could no longer be ignored.
A Man Of Honour Leonard, Tina 2001
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As for the white one, the priceless, the gossamer, the fairy web, which might pass through a ring, that, every lady must be aware, was already appropriated to cover the cradle, or what I believe is called the bassinet, of Master Pendennis.
The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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The bassinet was a much needed new piece of equipment due to the increase Brooks announces 2008 HealthQuest schedule February 16, 2008
The OBSERVER 2009
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And in a wooden crate, set up on two sawhorses to make a kind of bassinet, was a baby.
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973
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