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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

Is the toddler photographed by Peter Magubane with his arms outstretched in a wicker bassinet really preaching, as the title says, to the crowd of babies in a South African orphanage?

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

Her boyfriend - and the boy's father - lunged to protect Lord in the bassinet, but ended up getting picked up by the tornado, too.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023

Jane, in her bassinet, was at the foot of the line.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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

Items on sale include lamps, a bar, trolleys, seats, emergency exit signs, baby bassinets and even a cockpit rescue rope.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

Aaron and Evan slept in their little bassinets.

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




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