A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle.

a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed

a bed specifically for newborn infants

See Bascinet.

Conical helmet with "hounskul" (or "pig-face") pointed visor. (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 221) Related terms: Bacinet / Bascinet / Close-Helmet / Coif / Cerevelliere

a perambulator that resembles a bassinet