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lay·ette
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leɪˈɛt
/
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noun
an outfit of clothing, bedding, etc., for a newborn baby.
Origin:
1830–40;
<
French;
Middle French
laiete
small coffer, equivalent to
laie
chest (<
Middle Dutch
laeye,
variant of
lade;
akin to
lade
) +
-ete
-ette
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layette
(leɪˈɛt)
—
n
a complete set of articles, including clothing, bedclothes, and other accessories, for a newborn baby
[C19: from French, from Old French, from
laie,
from Middle Dutch
laege
box]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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layette
1839, from Fr. layette.
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