Moses basket

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Moses basket (plural Moses baskets)

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

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