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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

Pictures of the new arrival included Poppy lying in a bassinet with their other children standing over her, as well as being held by Carrie, 37, and Boris Johnson, 60, in hospital.

From BBC ● May 24, 2025

As the Eaton fire raged, lashing palm trees and devouring the Craftsmans of our L.A. neighbors, our daughter slept in her bassinet, unaware of airborne toxins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

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

There was no fancy bassinet here on the homestead, like the girls fussed over back home in Iowa.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

It requires any product designed for sleeping babies to meet within one year the mandatory federal standards already in place for cribs, bassinets, bedside sleepers and play yards.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2021

Cribs and bassinets that meet current safety standards are the safest places for babies to sleep, while chairs and sofas should be avoided.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2018

Judith leads us to a room that looks like a traditional hospital nursery, bassinets filled with sleeping or fussing babies.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse


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