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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One by one, the enviable photos of the cool girls at video village in headsets, in hot tubs at weekend house rentals with their equally cool friend groups, or glammed up to receive awards for their creative projects were replaced by photos of minimalist light-wood bassinets.
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Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Going from a bassinet to a crib to a toddler bed to a junior bed takes away the need to find something new for your growing child to sleep on.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
In recent testing, Forbes named the Happiest Baby Snoo Smart Sleeper as its top overall bassinet, citing its firm sleep surface and adherence to safe‑sleep guidelines, while also recommending the HALO BassiNest Soothing Swivel Sleeper as a leading bedside option.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
During a 2011 rubella epidemic in Vietnam, Reef spotted a cluster of tiny bassinets in a Ho Chi Minh City intensive care unit.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Going from a bassinet to a crib to a toddler bed to a junior bed takes away the need to find something new for your growing child to sleep on.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
In recent testing, Forbes named the Happiest Baby Snoo Smart Sleeper as its top overall bassinet, citing its firm sleep surface and adherence to safe‑sleep guidelines, while also recommending the HALO BassiNest Soothing Swivel Sleeper as a leading bedside option.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
During a 2011 rubella epidemic in Vietnam, Reef spotted a cluster of tiny bassinets in a Ho Chi Minh City intensive care unit.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
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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