Meaning of bassinet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle.
2. A newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle
3. An oblong basketlike bed for an infant.
4. Alternative form of bascinet
5. bacinete, cuna.
6. (Furniture) a wickerwork or wooden cradle or pram, usually hooded
7. a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
8. a style of perambulator resembling this.
9. n → Babykorb m; (old: = pram) → Kinderwagen m
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Examples

“The next day, the baby sleeps in a bassinet near my bed.”

“Bassinets were worn in the reigns of Edward II. and III. and Richard II. by most of the English Infantry, as may be repeatedly seen in the Rolls of Parliament, and other public records.”

“Alleyne stood by the tiller, looking backwards, the fresh wind full in his teeth, the crisp winter air tingling on his face and blowing his yellow curls from under his bassinet.”

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