Word of the Day:
bassinet
What It Means
A newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle.
Bassinet in Context
“The next day, the baby sleeps in a bassinet near my bed.”
Did You Know?
From French bassinet (“small basin”), equivalent to basin + -et. Ernest Klein, however, suggests derivation from French bercelonnette (“cradle”), with influence from bassin(et), to account for the English sense's semantic specialization.
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