What Does Bassinet Mean?
A Bassinet, Bassinette, or Cradle Is a Bed Specifically for Babies from Birth to About Four Months. Bassinets Are Generally Designed to Work with Fixed Legs or...
A bassinet, bassinette, or cradle is a bed specifically for babies from birth to about four months. Bassinets are generally designed to work with fixed legs or castors, while cradles are generally designed to provide a rocking or gliding motion.
What exactly is a bassinet?
: a baby's basketlike bed (as of wickerwork or plastic) often with a hood over one end.
Why is it called a bassinet?
From French bercelonette, a doubled diminutive of berceau (“cradle”), influenced by bassin (“basin”).
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