'Bassinet' definitions:

Definition of 'bassinet'

From: WordNet
noun
A basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
noun
A perambulator that resembles a bassinet

Definition of 'Bassinet'

From: GCIDE
  • Bassinet \Bas"si*net\, n. [Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet.]
  • 1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. See Bascinet. --Lord Lytton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'bassinet'

From: GCIDE
  • Bascinet \Bas"ci*net\, n. [OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet, bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet in the form of a basin.] A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. [Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet.] [1913 Webster]