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 nurses placed the boys in separate bassinets and allowed us to have some time with them before they would be taken away.
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Karp’s electronic bassinet encourages lack of intimate contact.
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After 36 hours in labor, she was given one hour to say goodbye to her dead baby, clothed in a white dress and lying in a bassinet.
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The bassinet doubles as an always-on soothing device, equipped with tiny microphones to cycle through five levels of louder sound and faster jiggling that correspond with the intensity of baby’s cries.
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In the snap, baby Miles lays in a fuzzy bassinet while big sister Luna helps with his pacifier.
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What happened was that Katelyn hated her bassinet and screamed through their first night together.
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Charles DeLisi, Metcalf professor of science and engineering, Boston University Ruth Margalit wrote about Harvey Karp, the parenting expert who popularized swaddling, and his new robotic bassinet.
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Back in the living room, the couple stops beside a minimalist oval bassinet upholstered in gray flannel.
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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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