How to pronounce layette
American English pronunciation
lay-ET
- IPA
- /leɪˈɛt/
- Syllables
- lay · ET (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What layette means
A full set of clothes and bedding for a newborn baby
In a sentence: Aunt June knitted tiny socks and a soft blanket for the baby's layette.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French, where layette means the same thing.
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