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layette - 3 dictionary results

lay⋅ette

[ley-et]
–noun
an outfit of clothing, bedding, etc., for a newborn baby.

Origin:
1830–40; < F; MF laiete small coffer, equiv. to laie chest (< MD laeye, var. of lade; akin to lade ) + -ete -ette
lay·ette   (lā-ět')   
n.  A set of clothing and bedding for a newborn child.

[French, from Old French, chest of drawers, diminutive of laie, box, from Middle Dutch laeye.]

Layette

Lay*ette"\, n. [F.] (Med.) The outfit of clothing, blankets, etc., prepared for a newborn infant, and placed ready for used.
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