bassinet

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noun

Plural noun:

bassinetsbassinette

1.
A newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle.
2.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of bascinet.

Nguồn gốc từ

From French bassinet (small basin), equivalent to basin + -et. Ernest Klein, however, suggests derivation from bercelonnette cradle, with influence from bassin(et), to account for the English sense's semantic specialization.