layette

[ ley-et ]

noun

1. an outfit of clothing, bedding, etc., for a newborn baby.

layette

/ leɪˈɛt /

noun

1. a complete set of articles, including clothing, bedclothes, and other accessories, for a newborn baby

Word History and Origins

Origin of layette¹

1830–40; < French; Middle French laiete small coffer, equivalent to laie chest (< Middle Dutch laeye, variant of lade; akin to lade ) + -ete -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of layette¹

C19: from French, from Old French, from laie, from Middle Dutch laege box

Example Sentences

That doesn’t seem entirely worthy of its sturdy subject, who was born in 1926, and, Morton writes in one of several flights of floridity, quickly put to sleep beneath “an imagined layette of magic and myth, a gossamer blanket where new threads were constantly interwoven into the patchwork of legend and reality.”

From New York Times

Her wardrobe from the get-go was a topic of national fascination with a layette sewn by her mother and grandmother, and a little help from underprivileged women throughout Britain.

From Seattle Times

Your thoughtful and inspirational gift will undoubtedly stand out from the pile of plushies and layette sets.

From New York Times

Lowenstein’s Department Store offered a complete Easter layette for each child and an Easter outfit for “many years to come.”

From Washington Times

“What kind of people do you think we are?” asked Francie scornfully as she displayed a modest layette consisting of four handmade flannel kimonos, four bands, a dozen hand-hemmed diapers and four threadbare shirts which she and Neeley had worn in turn as babies.

From Literature