Definition of bassinet
: a baby's basketlike bed (as of wickerwork or plastic) often with a hood over one end
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The Aristot bassinet line will retail at $1,500 and up beginning in fall 2018, and can be found online at dockatot.com and in stores across the country.
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The child, according to statements, was in a bassinet.
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When paramedics were called to her Southwest Washington home on Christmas morning two years ago, her lifeless body, strapped in a car seat that was used as a bassinet, weighed just slightly over four pounds.
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An 8-day-old baby in Virginia died Wednesday after she was mauled in her bassinet inside her home by a family dog, WJHL-TV reported.
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And there’s nothing wrong, Gordon said, with putting the baby in a bassinet or a co-sleeper right next to the bed, where the baby can still benefit from the parents’ steady breathing, and parents are likely to hear if the baby gets into trouble.
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They're made of durable cardboard and meet the safety standards for bassinets set by many organizations including the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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The spouses also have a more casual stroller from the British retailer: the Silver Cross Wave ($1,300) that offers 16 car seat, bassinet and stroller configurations and the highest safety guarantees.
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And by the end of the night, about 60% of babies have migrated from their bassinet to their parents' bed, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Lactation.
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Origin and Etymology of bassinet
probably modification of French barcelonnette, diminutive of berceau cradle
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Definition of bassinet for English Language Learners
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: a small bed for a baby that looks like a basket and that usually has a hood or cover over one end
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