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bassinet

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Definition of bassinet

as in crib

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Recent Examples of bassinet In one slide, Miller, 23, and his girlfriend stood next to each other behind Kashton in a bassinet. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Some parents now keep key items — bottles, burp cloths, diapers, a warmer, and soft lighting — closer to the crib or bassinet so more of the feeding routine can happen in one calm, predictable space. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the makers of a popular baby bassinet. — Shanelle Kaul, CBS News, 16 June 2026 The boxes are designed with bassinets, and equipped with electricity, air conditioning and heating, but they’re not federally regulated. — Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bassinet

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Available in pink or blue, the toy—which attaches to crib bars or can be situated near your child’s sleeping space—features a relaxing array of sounds, lights, and music, along with gentle motion, to encourage your darling to doze.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026
Upon driving home from work on the afternoon of Denise's vanishing, her husband Nathan Lee found their children, 2-year-old Noah and 6-month-old Adam, alone in the same crib.

— Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 June 2026

Definition of crib

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The club retired the cradle of Louis XIV from its badge—a symbol of Saint-Germain as a suburban town 20 kilometers outside Paris, where the kings once lived.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026
However, the country’s history draws parallels with Atlanta’s own identity as a cradle of civil rights activism.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of cradle

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Passengers would debark at Country Club Station, near the intersection of what is now Cantrell Road and Kavanaugh Boulevard, and would either walk or ride in a buggy to the country club.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026
The first cars looked like horse buggies.

— Aswin Saravanan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
The majority of the 1048 pieces in this set are used to build the much larger pram, but the completely separate Grogu figure is a joy to put together.

— Rich Owen, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026

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