bassinet
noun
bas·si·net
ˌba-sə-ˈnet 
ˈba-sə-ˌnet
: a baby's basketlike bed (as of wickerwork or plastic) often with a hood over one end
Examples of bassinet in a Sentence
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So, if your little one is starting to look sleepy, remove them from their tummy time mat or toy and move them to their crib or bassinet, sleeping on their back.
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Maya Polton, Parents, 6 Apr. 2024
Except the cribs and bassinets aren't holding real babies.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
While babies shouldn’t sleep with loose blankets in their bassinets or cribs due to the risk of suffocation, this quilt will still get plenty of use.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Down the hall, in two rooms lined with bassinets, eight babies lay unclaimed.
—Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
However, if your baby falls asleep while in the swing, remove baby and place on a firm, flat surface such as a crib or bassinet.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
The image showed a live broadcast from Los Angeles’ KTLA with two newborns lying in their bassinets, each donning a green frog beanie.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
The bassinet is temperature controlled, ventilated and equipped with alarms that alert emergency responders, who arrive within minutes.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Up until my baby was 6 months old, my husband and I would sleep beside her (with her in the bassinet) or co-sleep.
—Tiffany Leigh, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
Maya Polton, Parents, 6 Apr. 2024
Except the cribs and bassinets aren't holding real babies.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
While babies shouldn’t sleep with loose blankets in their bassinets or cribs due to the risk of suffocation, this quilt will still get plenty of use.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Down the hall, in two rooms lined with bassinets, eight babies lay unclaimed.
—Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
However, if your baby falls asleep while in the swing, remove baby and place on a firm, flat surface such as a crib or bassinet.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
The image showed a live broadcast from Los Angeles’ KTLA with two newborns lying in their bassinets, each donning a green frog beanie.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
The bassinet is temperature controlled, ventilated and equipped with alarms that alert emergency responders, who arrive within minutes.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Up until my baby was 6 months old, my husband and I would sleep beside her (with her in the bassinet) or co-sleep.
—Tiffany Leigh, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
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bassinet
noun
bas·si·net
ˌbas-ə-ˈnet
: an infant's bed often with a hood over one end
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