Words / B1

KOT/kɒt/

A cot is a small bed with high sides for a baby (UK; US crib). A bed is for older children; a camp bed is a folding spare. NHS: the hospital cot is for the infant; a parent does not sleep in it overnight.

Meaning

A small bed with high sides for a baby (UK; US crib).

Examples

• “The hospital cot is for the infant; a parent does not sleep in it overnight.”
• “A travel cot on the family room booking is extra; the ward chair is not a bed for siblings.”

Good to know

a cot (UK baby bed). US: a crib. Contrast: a bed / a camp bed. NHS / family rooms. Countable. Mix-up: a cot in some older UK use can also mean a narrow camp bed for an adult.

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