BASSINET


Meaning of BASSINET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌba-sə-ˈnet, ˈba-sə-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: probably modification of French barcelonnette, diminutive of berceau cradle

Date: 1854

: a baby's basketlike bed (as of wickerwork or plastic) often with a hood over one end

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.