carrycot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From carry + cot.
Meanings
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A rectangular, box-shaped bed with handles, in which a baby can be carried while asleep.
The Danish for a carrycot is babylift, Hungarians call jeans farmer pants and the Japanese ofisuredii (‘office lady’) describes a female desk worker.
2016 October 13, Matthew Anderson, “The foreign words that seem like English – but aren’t”, in BBC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carrycots | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| carry-cot | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
de Babytragetasche (Translations) · de Babywanne (Translations) · de Babytragewanne (Translations) · de Babytasche (Translations)