bassinet
pronunciation
How to pronounce bassinet in British English:
UK [ˌbæsɪˈnet]
How to pronounce bassinet in American English:
US [ˌbæsəˈnɛt, ˈbæsəˌnɛt]
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- Noun:
- a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
- a perambulator that resembles a bassinet
Word Origin
- bassinet (n.)
- "wicker cradle," 1854, from French bassinet "a little basin," diminutive of bassin (see basin), or, as per Klein, the English word is from French bercelonette, double diminutive of berceau "cradle," altered by bassin "basin." Middle English had bacinet "hemispherical helmet" (c. 1300).
Example
- 1. And to see max asleep in his bassinet at home with us .
- 2. The minute I saw him lying in his bassinet .
- 3. I want him back in his bassinet .
- 4. You really need the bassinet ?
- 5. It was the longest day of his life . He later told his family , it is like killing his own children in the bassinet .