bathinette

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UK, US/ˌbæθɪˈnɛt/

noun

A small folding bathtub for washing a baby.

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Meanings

nounbathinette (plural bathinettes)

plural bathinettes

  1. datedA small folding bathtub for washing a baby.

    Depositing Susie in the bathinette, I removed the soiled nappie.

    1954, Ernest Cady, We Adopted Three, page 65
    1 more example

    The bathinette was ignited by proximity to exposed hot water pipes in the bathroom.

    1832, Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court, page 4

Origin

Blend of bath + bassinette, originally a trademark.

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APA

bathinette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathinette

MLA

“bathinette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathinette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bathinette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathinette.

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