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Definition of "bassinet" [bas•si•net]

  • An oblong basketlike bed for an infant. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bassinet" in a sentence
  • "The bassinet is in storage, as is the infant car seat."
  • "Nap attempt Number One: put sleepy Baby in bassinet unswaddled."
  • "That bassinet from the local yard sale seems like a steal, and it is, it’s just that what can sometimes happen if baby sleeps too much on his back is his head starts to get a little flat."