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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] cradel, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] cradol; perhaps akin to Old High German kratto basket, [[Sanskrit]] grantha knot | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] cradel, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] cradol; perhaps akin to Old High German kratto basket, [[Sanskrit]] grantha knot |
− | *Date: before [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century] | + | *Date: before [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century] |
| ==Defnitions== | | ==Defnitions== |
| *1 a : a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots | | *1 a : a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots |
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| A bassinet or bassinette is a bed specifically for babies from [[birth]] to about four months, and small enough to provide a "cocoon" that small babies find comforting. In some parts of the more [[developed]] world, such as Australia, a bassinet is also the term for a baby bouncing device used to [[relax]] a baby when it is going to [[sleep]]. | | A bassinet or bassinette is a bed specifically for babies from [[birth]] to about four months, and small enough to provide a "cocoon" that small babies find comforting. In some parts of the more [[developed]] world, such as Australia, a bassinet is also the term for a baby bouncing device used to [[relax]] a baby when it is going to [[sleep]]. |
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− | In a hospital [[environment]], a special [[form]] of sealed bassinet is used in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_intensive_care_unit neonatal intensive care unit]. | + | In a hospital [[environment]], a special [[form]] of sealed bassinet is used in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_intensive_care_unit neonatal intensive care unit]. |
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| On many domestic and nearly all long distance flights, most airlines provide a bassinet (which is attached to a bulkhead) to adults traveling with an infant, i.e. a child under the age of two. Rather than the age of the infant, the restricting criterion for the use of the bassinet is usually size. | | On many domestic and nearly all long distance flights, most airlines provide a bassinet (which is attached to a bulkhead) to adults traveling with an infant, i.e. a child under the age of two. Rather than the age of the infant, the restricting criterion for the use of the bassinet is usually size. |
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− | [[Research]] has shown that the mattress influences [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_infant_death_syndrome SIDS] outcomes; a firm mattress lowers SIDS risk. | + | [[Research]] has shown that the mattress influences [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_infant_death_syndrome SIDS] outcomes; a firm mattress lowers SIDS risk. |
| ==Quote== | | ==Quote== |
− | [[Women]] seem to have more [[intuition]] than [[men]], but they also appear to be somewhat less [[logical]]. Woman, however, has always been the [[moral]] [[standard]]-bearer and the [[spiritual]] [[leader]] of [[mankind]]. <u>The hand that rocks the ''cradle'' still fraternizes with [[destiny]].</U>[http://www.quoteland.com/topic.asp?CATEGORY_ID=105] | + | [[Women]] seem to have more [[intuition]] than [[men]], but they also appear to be somewhat less [[logical]]. Woman, however, has always been the [[moral]] [[standard]]-bearer and the [[spiritual]] [[leader]] of [[mankind]]. <u>The hand that rocks the ''cradle'' still fraternizes with [[destiny]].</U>[https://www.quoteland.com/topic.asp?CATEGORY_ID=105] |
| ==Verse== | | ==Verse== |
| <center>'''''The Hand That Rocks The Cradle'''''</center> | | <center>'''''The Hand That Rocks The Cradle'''''</center> |
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− | <center>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ross_Wallace William Ross Wallace] (1819-1881)</center> | + | <center>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ross_Wallace William Ross Wallace] (1819-1881)</center> |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |