Meanings
nouncarrycot (plural carrycots)
plural carrycots · alternative carry-cot
- A rectangular, box-shaped bed with handles, in which a baby can be carried while asleep.First known use 19th c.
The Danish for a carrycot is babylift, Hungarians call jeans farmer pants and the Japanese ofisuredii (‘office lady’) describes a female desk worker.
2016 October 13, Matthew Anderson, “The foreign words that seem like English – but aren’t”, in BBC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2020
Origin
Translations
German Babytragetasche, Babytasche
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APA
carrycot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrycot
MLA
“carrycot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrycot. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carrycot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrycot.
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