"bassinet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/ [UK], /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/ [US], /ˈbæsɪˌnɛt/ [US] Audio: En-us-bassinet.oga Forms: bassinets [plural], bassinette [alternative]
Etymology: From French bassinet (“small basin”), equivalent to basin + -et. Ernest Klein, however, suggests derision from French bercelonnette (“cradle”), with influence from bassin(et), to account for the English sense. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|bassinet||small basin}} French bassinet (“small basin”), {{af|en|basin|-et}} basin + -et, {{cog|fr|bercelonnette||cradle}} French bercelonnette (“cradle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bassinet (plural bassinets)
  1. A newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle. Categories (topical): Babies Translations (type of newborn baby's bed): vauvankori (Finnish), bercelonnette [feminine] (French), Wiege [feminine] (German), mózeskosár (Hungarian), wahakura (Maori), moisés [masculine] (Spanish), tazyawt [feminine] (Tarifit)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bassinets [plural], bassinette [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bassinet (plural bassinets)
  1. Alternative form of bascinet. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bascinet
    Sense id: en-bassinet-en-noun-CUlKIc0L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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