bassinet

[ bas-uh-net, bas-uh-net ]

/ ˌbæs əˈnɛt, ˈbæs əˌnɛt /

a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.

a style of perambulator resembling this.

Armor. basinet.

Origin of bassinet

1570–80; < French: pan; see basin, -et

I was barely out of the bassinet when the country last experienced a recession.

The Ultimate Recession Food |Emily Farris |December 8, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
The Bassinet with camail attached is not a characteristic of this century, though isolated examples may perhaps be found.

Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe |John Hewitt
The bassinet on the figure to the right is particularly noteworthy.

Armour in England |J. Starkie Gardner
A wide-rimmed helm is often represented as worn over or in place of the bassinet, and jewelled and crested.

Armour in England |J. Starkie Gardner

And this time I saw no little dining-room, with myself seating the guests; I saw no bassinet and no baby.

The High Heart |Basil King
For the edge of a counterpane, nothing can be handsomer than the border and fringe of the bassinet quilt.

The Ladies' Work-Book |Unknown

bassinet

/ (ˌbæsɪˈnɛt) /

a wickerwork or wooden cradle or pram, usually hooded

C19: from French: little basin, from bassin basin; associated in folk etymology with French barcelonnette a little cradle, from berceau cradle