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bassinet

[bas-uh-net, bas-uh-net] / ˌbæs əˈnɛt, ˈbæs əˌnɛt /
NOUN
baby bed
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Shen bought a used bassinet — which retails for $300 new — for $30, for example.

From MarketWatch Mar. 14, 2026

These infants were typically found in an adult bed, chair or couch instead of the crib or bassinet recommended by sleep experts.

From Science Daily Mar. 22, 2024

“I was already buying their stuff, like the automatic rocker and the bassinet so the fact that they reached out was pretty cool,” she said in a telephone interview before heading to a studio session.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2024

"The tip of the tornado came down and picked up the bassinet with my baby, Lord, in it," Ms Moore told a local news station.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2023

I looked over at Raymond, fast asleep in his bassinet, and I said, “I think I might have done us some good today.”

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

These tend to be the people buying $1,700 bassinets that rock their babies to sleep, artisanal food for their dogs, pricey gym memberships, luxury cruises and spots on business-class airplane cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

They also should sleep in cribs or bassinets — not on beds with siblings or in parents' arms.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2023

The Baby Industrial Complex will convince you that you need six different kinds of bassinets, co-sleepers, etc.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2023

“We had bassinets in the back of the tour bus,” James said.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2023

Aaron and Evan slept in their little bassinets.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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