Meanings
plural bouncinettes · alternative bouncinet
- A baby seat that gently bounces or rocks, often equipped with a safety harness to keep the baby secure.
By her right foot, her baby girl, Asha, sleeps in a bouncinette that has a pattern like the coat of one of the 101 Dalmations..
2023, Trent Dalton, Lola in the Mirror2 more examples
I didn't want to sound like an interfering mother-in-law, so I just said, "Well, dear, your own husband used to gurgle away for hours on this very bouncinette, kicking his fat little legs."
2007, Liane Moriarty, The Last Anniversary, page 174She leapt from the porch straight in through the door and almost immediately tripped over the bouncinette, knocking the contraption over on its side.
2013, Winsome Smith, Tales the Laundress Told: And Other Stories, page 15
Origin
Blend of bounce + bassinette.
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