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bassinet

[bas-uh-net, bas-uh-net] / ˌbæs əˈnɛt, ˈbæs əˌnɛt /
NOUN
baby bed
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Shen bought a used bassinet — which retails for $300 new — for $30, for example.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

For example, some families may not have the means to purchase a crib or bassinet; a hospital might direct them to resources to help with that.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

Is the toddler photographed by Peter Magubane with his arms outstretched in a wicker bassinet really preaching, as the title says, to the crowd of babies in a South African orphanage?

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

The couple said a deadly tornado on Saturday tore apart their mobile home, picking up a bassinet with the baby still inside of it.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

At night, while I would lie in bed and rehearse the things I was going to say, Raymond slept beside me in a little bassinet.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose




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