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Etymology edit

Blend of bath +‎ bassinette, originally a trademark.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bathinette (plural bathinettes)

  1. (dated) A small folding bathtub for washing a baby.
    • 1832, Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court, page 4:
      The bathinette was ignited by proximity to exposed hot water pipes in the bathroom.
    • 1954, Ernest Cady, We Adopted Three, page 65:
      Depositing Susie in the bathinette, I removed the soiled nappie.