cot
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- noun
- /kɑt/
- UK
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cuna
- He looked like he was standing up in his cot and looking at us.
- a baby cot
- sleeping in a cot
- little cot
And in the corner, just over there in the corner is a little boy in a cot.
- And in the corner, just over there in the corner is a little boy in a cot.
- Even though I didn't want her cot to be just an empty clinical room.
Examples
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3. Make sure your baby's cot and mattress are in good condition and that the mattress fits the cot properly.
Blog text (12) -
We set up the cot in the nursery to make sure the baby would be safe at night.
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Can you, do you have a cot or something we can put her on?
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Put a cot in for my daughter.
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Let's get her to a cot.
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- Little Jill was in a cot.
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He put a cot by the fireplace so Santa could take a nap...
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There were two cots, a night-light, and a place where Kyle would be safe.
Fiction book (2001) -
I started to put her down on the little cot in the corner, where Auntie slept, but she shook her head at me.
Fiction book (1998) -
All babies are in cots beside the mother's bed, and all are discharged on breastfeeding.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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A small bed with high sides for a baby
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A small bed for a baby that rocks to help it sleep
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A small bed for a newborn baby that sits near the parents' bed
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A small bed with high sides that keeps a baby safe from falling out
A small sleeping place with high sides that keeps a baby safe
A small light bed with handles for carrying a baby
Compounds
How Safe
- UK
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cot for a baby's bed shares the same idea of a small 'shelter' from an old word related to cottage. So a baby cot is a small safe bed with sides to keep the child secure, like a little sleeping shelter.