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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

A young couple strolled with their baby in a bassinet.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2024

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

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

He learned to never sit near the bulkhead where bassinets frequently were placed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

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

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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