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bouncinette

bouncinette noun: a baby seat that gently bounces or rocks, often equipped with a safety harness to keep the baby secure.

Noun

bouncinette (plural bouncinettes)

  1. A baby seat that gently bounces or rocks, often equipped with a safety harness to keep the baby secure.
    • I didn't want to sound like an interfering mother-in-law, so I just said, "Well, dear, your own husband used to gurgle away for hours on this very bouncinette, kicking his fat little legs."2007, Liane Moriarty, The Last Anniversary, page 174
    • She leapt from the porch straight in through the door and almost immediately tripped over the bouncinette, knocking the contraption over on its side.2013, Winsome Smith, Tales the Laundress Told: And Other Stories, page 15

Forms of bouncinette

pluralbouncinettes
alternative formbouncinet

Origin of bouncinette

Blend of bounce + bassinette.

Questions about bouncinette

What does bouncinette mean?
Bouncinette means a baby seat that gently bounces or rocks, often equipped with a safety harness to keep the baby secure.
What part of speech is bouncinette?
Bouncinette is a noun.
What is the plural of bouncinette?
The plural of bouncinette is bouncinettes.

Words near bouncinette in the dictionary

  1. bouncin'
  2. bounciness
  3. bouncinesses
  4. bouncinet
  5. bouncinets
  6. bouncinette
  7. bouncinettes
  8. bouncing
  9. bouncing around
  10. bouncing back
  11. bouncing Bet

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