noun
layette
lay-ET/leɪˈet/
A set of clothing and supplies for a newborn baby.
Her baby's layette includes soft pajamas, tiny socks, and receiving blankets.
Etymology
French layette named the box in which the baby's outfit came, then the linen inside it. The modern meaning preserves this transfer from a container to its contents.
In context
buying your newborns very first layette la it includes the clothing items and accessories
More examples
- We gather everything for the layette before the baby arrives.
- The charity provides layettes to families with newborns.
- She adds a knitted hat to her grandson's layette.
Forms
layette · layettes
Similar words
- outfit
- Usually means one set of clothes, not additional baby supplies.
- kit
- A general set of supplies, not specifically for newborns.