bassinet

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Recent Examples of bassinet The current expert advice is that infants should be put to sleep on their backs with nothing but a mattress and fitted sheet in the crib or bassinet. Robin Abcarian Los Angeles Times, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025 Brooklyn Larsen, the creator gifted the bassinet, shared the news of their son's stillbirth in November. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025 Baby bassinet bedside sleeper: on sale for $79.79 Original price: $129.99 Keeping your baby close for the first few months is a good idea, so this baby bedside sleeper is ideal for new parents. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025 The new mom also shared a photo of the baby girl lying bundled in a bassinet. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bassinet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bassinet
Noun
  • In one snap, Barbara sits on the floor in front of a crib, reading a story to Cora, who sits in her lap.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The crib, representing Gemma’s deepest trauma, is the clear watermark for the severance chip to overcome.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Working inside the iconic 52-story-tall Vehicle Assembly Building, ground teams used heavy-duty cranes to first lift the butterscotch orange core stage from its cradle in the VAB's cavernous transfer aisle, the central passageway between the building's four rocket assembly bays.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Side and stomach sleepers will especially appreciate the side channels that cradle arms, as well as divots that minimize pressure on cheeks and ears.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Lonnie Yoder, 84, was killed when his Amish buggy flipped due to intense winds in Middlebury, Ind. shortly before 6 p.m. local time on Sunday.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • An armed man allegedly robbed two Amish buggies in western Pennsylvania, according to police.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • No trace of the 10-foot pram used by Ralph has ever been found.
    Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Our four-month-old slept in his pram by the pool while our oldest drank mocktails, took Thai boxing lessons and collected shells from the beach.
    MaryLou Costa, contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024

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“Bassinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bassinet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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