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bathinette

bathinette

8.4
A small portable tub that you use to bathe babies
  • noun
  • /ˌbæθɪˈnɛt/
translation icon : bañera portátil
  • A foldable bathinette is convenient for families with limited bathroom space.

Examples

  • The parents placed their newborn in the bathinette for her first bath at home.

  • I need to buy a new bathinette for my daughter.

  • After each use, they drained and cleaned the bathinette to keep it hygienic.

  • The baby splashed happily in the bathinette.

  • The baby laughed as she played in the bathinette filled with warm water.

  • To make bath time easier, they bought a bathinette for their newborn.

  • After filling the bathinette with bubbles, he carefully placed the baby inside.

Synonyms

tub
vsbathinette
343 1.0

A large rounded container filled with water for washing the body

is a smaller portable version intended for bathing babies not adults
bathtub
vsbathinette
  • US
178 1.0

A large tub that holds water for a person to sit or lie in and wash

is smaller and portable, designed specifically for bathing babies
bathing tub
vsbathinette
1.8

A large open container that holds water for washing your body

is smaller and portable, made for washing babies rather than adults

How Big

bathtub
  • US
178 1.0
bathinette
8.4

Surface Forms

bathinette singular
bathinettes plural

Morphology

bathinette = bath (semi-transparent) = bath + inette

The base bath is clear, but the diminutive-looking suffix is not a fully productive English form, and the specific baby-bathing sense is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Bathinette comes from bath plus the French ending -ette, where -ette means 'small' or 'little'. So a bathinette is a 'small bath', a little tub made for babies.