cot
noun /kɒt/
/kɑːt/
- (British English)
enlarge image(North American English crib)a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child- a travel cot (= one that can be moved around easily, used when travelling)
- (North American English) (British English camp bed)a light narrow bed that you can fold up and carry easilyTopics Holidaysc2
Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally Anglo-Indian, denoting a light bedstead): from Hindi khāṭ ‘bedstead, hammock’.