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Noun: bassinet  ,ba-su'net
  1. A basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
    "The newborn slept peacefully in the bassinet"
     
  2. A perambulator that resembles a bassinet
    "They took the baby for a walk in the bassinet-style pram"

Sounds like: basinet

Derived forms: bassinets

Type of: baby bed, baby buggy, baby carriage [N. Amer], baby's bed, carriage, go-cart [archaic], perambulator, pram [Brit], pushchair [Brit], pusher [Austral, informal], stroller [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Bassinet