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bassinet

bas·si·net

UK/ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/ US/ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby''s bed

2.

a perambulator that resembles a bassinet

Origin

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

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