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DictionarycribBaby bed
noun

crib

KRIB/krɪb/

A small bed with high sides for a baby.

The crib encloses a small mattress with high slatted sides.

A clearly recognizable empty baby crib: a small raised bed enclosed by tall, closely spaced vertical slats on all four sides, with a fitted mattress visible inside.
Etymology
cribOld Englishmanger, fodder bin

Old English cribbe named a manger or fodder bin. Its later use for a baby's enclosed bed probably arose from frequent references to the manger where the infant Jesus was laid.

In context

Doc Snipes12:54
the children were asleep when they noticed the house was on fire she ran in to try to get the baby out of the crib
Revealing Overlooked Trauma Types and Symptoms | SAMHSA TIP 57

More examples

  • They assembled the crib beside the window.
  • She lowered the baby gently into the crib.
  • The nursery had two cribs.

Forms

crib · cribs

crib noun — a baby’s enclosed bed

Similar words

baby bed
The plain equivalent.
bassinet
A smaller bed or cradle for a young infant.