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Moses basket

Moses basket noun: a basket for holding a newborn, a kind of bassinet designed to be set upon a stand.

Noun

Moses basket (plural Moses baskets)

  1. A basket for holding a newborn, a kind of bassinet designed to be set upon a stand.

Forms of Moses basket

pluralMoses baskets

Origin of Moses basket

From Moses + basket, after the biblical story of Moses being placed in a basket and set afloat on the Nile (Exodus 2:1-10).

Questions about Moses basket

What does Moses basket mean?
Moses basket means a basket for holding a newborn, a kind of bassinet designed to be set upon a stand.
What part of speech is Moses basket?
Moses basket is a noun.
What is the plural of Moses basket?
The plural of Moses basket is Moses baskets.

Words near Moses basket in the dictionary

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  2. mosered
  3. mosering
  4. mosers
  5. Moses
  6. Moses basket
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  8. Moses Gate
  9. Moses Lake
  10. Moses on a raft
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