n. 1 Brit. a small bed with high sides, esp. for a baby or very young child. 2 a hospital bed. 3 US a small folding bed. 4 ind. a light bedstead. 5 Naut. a kind of swinging bed hung from deck beams, formerly used by officers. cot-case a person too ill to leave his or her bed. cot-death the unexplained death of a baby while sleeping.
[ Anglo-Ind., f. Hindi khat bedstead, hammock ]