"Moses basket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Moses baskets [plural]
Etymology: Moses + basket, after the biblical story of Moses being placed in a basket and set afloat on the Nile (Exodus 2:1-10). Etymology templates: {{af|en|Moses|basket|nocat=1}} Moses + basket Head templates: {{en-noun}} Moses basket (plural Moses baskets)
  1. A basket for holding a newborn, a kind of bassinet designed to be set upon a stand. Categories (topical): Babies, Containers Translations (basket): moïse [masculine] (French), mózeskosár (Hungarian)

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