cot
- crib - camp bed
‘cot’ and ‘crib’
In British English, a cot is a bed for a baby. A cot has high sides to prevent the baby from falling out. In American English, a bed like this is called a crib.
Put your baby's cot beside your bed.
I asked for a crib to put the baby in.
‘cot’ and ‘camp bed’
In American English, a cot is a narrow bed for an adult. It is made of canvas fitted over a frame, and you can fold it up. You take it with you when you go camping, or you use it as a spare bed at home. In British English, a bed like this is called a camp bed.
His bodyguards slept on the cots.
I had to sleep on a camp bed in the living room.