bassinet

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Recent Examples of bassinet Some airplanes have bassinets, which can be requested but not guaranteed on the day of travel. Christine Chung, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Internet users have praised a woman from Florida who bought a bassinet despite not having a baby. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 Brooklyn Larsen, the creator gifted the bassinet, shared the news of their son's stillbirth in November. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025 Teething Rails The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies up to one year of age should only sleep in a crib, bassinet, portable crib, or play yard with a mattress and fitted sheet. Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bassinet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bassinet
Noun
  • Police also discovered that the children slept in cribs and defaced monsters and dolls were also found in their rooms, per El Mundo.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • Travel cribs are available upon request and larger rooms offer pull-out sofas.
    Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lina Zeldovich November 6, 2018 The cradle of civilization may not support our civilization anymore.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Soon, a humble little rock cradle appears, painstakingly assembled and fiercely defended.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The crowning moment came on May 26 when Olsson arrived in a golf buggy, waving his scarf around his head after a dramatic final day of the season saw them pip Brondby to the title by a single point.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Full of personality, this place is known for its wall-to-wall kitschy vintage collection (a buggy from the horse-and-buggy days hangs from the ceiling) and a Jiffy Burger that’s slathered with peanut butter.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • No trace of the 10-foot pram used by Ralph has ever been found.
    Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Our four-month-old slept in his pram by the pool while our oldest drank mocktails, took Thai boxing lessons and collected shells from the beach.
    MaryLou Costa, contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024

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