bassinet
noun
bas·si·net
ˌba-sə-ˈnet 
ˈba-sə-ˌnet
: a baby's basketlike bed (as of wickerwork or plastic) often with a hood over one end
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The 6-week-old baby was found lying in her bassinet.
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David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Next come the gadgets: the Snoo, a shimmying bassinet that allegedly makes babies sleep for at least an hour longer than a typical crib; the Nanit, an eye-of-Sauron-style video monitor; Owlet, a sock-like heart-rate and oxygen sensor that turns your baby’s crib into a mini NICU.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Original price: $229.99 The Baby Trend Passport Switch has six different modes of use, including an infant car seat that faces you or swivels to face forward, a bassinet that also faces you or forward and a toddler seat that faces two ways.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
The upload showed their bundle of joy swaddled in the delivery room's bassinet, wearing a pink bow, sharing her name in the caption with a yellow heart emoji.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 May 2025
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David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Next come the gadgets: the Snoo, a shimmying bassinet that allegedly makes babies sleep for at least an hour longer than a typical crib; the Nanit, an eye-of-Sauron-style video monitor; Owlet, a sock-like heart-rate and oxygen sensor that turns your baby’s crib into a mini NICU.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Original price: $229.99 The Baby Trend Passport Switch has six different modes of use, including an infant car seat that faces you or swivels to face forward, a bassinet that also faces you or forward and a toddler seat that faces two ways.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
The upload showed their bundle of joy swaddled in the delivery room's bassinet, wearing a pink bow, sharing her name in the caption with a yellow heart emoji.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bassinet
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bassinet
noun
bas·si·net
ˌbas-ə-ˈnet
: an infant's bed often with a hood over one end
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