What does "Cot" mean?

Baby's crib British term for a baby's bed with bars.

How do you use "Cot" in a sentence?

Put the baby in the cot. Cot death prevention.

Cot

Slang Term BritishAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

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Meaning: Baby's crib

婴儿床

Cuna

ベビーベッド

아기 침대

British term for a baby's bed with bars.

英式英语中指带围栏的婴儿床。

Término británico para la cama de bebé con barrotes.

柵のついた赤ちゃん用ベッドの英国式表現。

난간이 있는 아기용 침대를 가리키는 영국식 표현.

Examples

Put the baby in the cot.
把宝宝放到婴儿床上
Pon al bebé en la cuna
赤ちゃんをベビーベッドに寝かせて
아기를 아기 침대에 눕혀.
Cot death prevention.
婴儿猝死症的预防
Prevención de la muerte súbita del lactante
乳幼児突然死の予防
영아 돌연사 예방.

Pronunciation

/kɒt/

Usage Guide

Context: childcare

Tone: standard

✓ Do Say

British standard
英式标准用法
Uso estándar británico
イギリスの標準的な表現
영국 표준 표현

✗ Don't Say

US—use crib
美式英语中用crib
En EE. UU. se usa crib
アメリカではcribを使う
미국에서는 crib 사용

Common Mistakes

Not a camp bed

Origin & History

From Hindi 'khat' meaning bedstead.

Cultural Context

Era: Colonial era

Generation: All ages

Social background: All classes

Pop culture: British parenting

Regional notes: British.

Variations

CotTravel cot

Cot