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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

"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 see back through the dissolving photograph, myself and father leaning over a bassinet.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes