moses basket

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Definition of moses basket in English English dictionary

A basket for holding a newborn, a kind of bassinet designed to be set upon a stand

a large basket with handles, in which a baby can sleep and be carried

Related Terms

Moses baskets

plural form of Moses basket

Hyphenation

Mo·ses bas·ket

Turkish pronunciation

mōzıs bäskıt

Pronunciation

/ˈmōzəs ˈbaskət/ /ˈmoʊzəs ˈbæskət/

Etymology

() Moses + basket, after the biblical story of Moses being placed in a basket and set afloat on the Nile (Exodus 2:1-10).