bassinet

noun bas·si·net \ ˌba-sə-ˈnet , ˈba-sə-ˌ \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Definition of bassinet

: a baby's basketlike bed (as of wickerwork or plastic) often with a hood over one end

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Recent Examples of bassinet from the Web

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.

— jennifer van grove, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Snoozing on the mommy job," 19 May 2018
In the snap, baby Miles lays in a fuzzy bassinet while big sister Luna helps with his pacifier.

— melissa minton, Glamour, "Chrissy Teigen Just Shared the First Photo of Luna and Miles Together," 29 May 2018
What happened was that Katelyn hated her bassinet and screamed through their first night together.

— anndee hochman, Philly.com, "The Parent Trip: Sheila and Phil Bruce of Lafayette Hill," 16 May 2018
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.

— New York Times, "Readers Respond to the 4.22.18 Issue," 4 May 2018
Back in the living room, the couple stops beside a minimalist oval bassinet upholstered in gray flannel.

— bob morris, ELLE Decor, "HOUSE TOUR: A Glamorous West Village Loft That's Made For Entertaining," 22 Nov. 2016
The bassinet keeps a baby swaddled safely, sways when needed, plays white noise, has sensors that can change the intensity of each stimulus, and can be adjusted from afar by a smartphone.

— Philly.com, "The problem with Harvey Karp's $1,160 bassinet," 26 Apr. 2018
The nurses placed the boys in separate bassinets and allowed us to have some time with them before they would be taken away.

— vernon d. gibbs ii, chicagotribune.com, "Fathers suffer from pregnancy loss and stillbirths, too," 24 Apr. 2018
The baby was laying in a bassinet at the time of the mauling, the stations report.

— chris harris, PEOPLE.com, "8-Day-Old Baby Girl Mauled to Death by Wolf-Hybrid Dog While Laying in Bassinet," 9 Mar. 2018

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