bassinet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
  2. noun a perambulator that resembles a bassinet

WordNet

Bas"si*net noun
Etymology
Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet.
Definitions
  1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle.
  2. See Bascinet. Lord Lytton.

Webster 1913