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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Krabblerbettchen; Krabbelbett

English translation:

toddler bed

Added to glossary by Rowan Morrell
Dec 10, 2014 02:06
9 yrs ago
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German term

Wärme- und Krabblerbettchen

German to English Medical Medical: Instruments Hospital Care of Newborns
"Der universelle Andockmechanismus ABC passt an jeden Inkubator bzw. Wärme- und Krabblerbettchen, die mit einer Normschiene ausgestattet sind.
Verschiedene Adaptersysteme ermöglichen das Verbinden von Krabblerbettchen, bzw. Stieglmeyer oder Hill-Rom Betten auch im Erwachsenen Bereich."

From a text about a transport system for newborn babies. I have absolutely no idea what is meant by "Wärme- und Krabblerbettchen", especially the "Krabblerbettchen" part, and can't find a translation for it anywhere. I guess a "Wärmebettchen" would be a warming bed or warming cot, or something, but "Krabblerbettchen" is completely beyond me. TIA for any light you can shed on this obscure word.
Proposed translations (English)
4 Heating bed and Toddler bed
3 +1 newborn ( or baby) warming bassinet
References
Stiegelmeyer (not Stieglmeyer)
krabbeln

Discussion

Gudrun Maydorn (X) Dec 10, 2014:
toddler bed In German hospitals these are fairly spacious because for toddlers they have to be a combination of bed and playpen.
Rowan Morrell (asker) Dec 10, 2014:
When I do a Google image search for "toddler bed", a lot of similar pictures to those "Krabbelbetter" come up, so I think it just has to be "toddler bed".
BrigitteHilgner Dec 10, 2014:
Comment to the link just provided: Click on "Weitere Produktbilder"; the last two photos shown in the row are Krabbelbetten.
BrigitteHilgner Dec 10, 2014:
The more common term is "Krabbelbett" It's basically a low, cot-like structure on the floor.
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wallenfels.com...
Rowan Morrell (asker) Dec 10, 2014:
Well maybe they do, but "scooting bed" does not exist as a concept in English.
Donald Jacobson Dec 10, 2014:
Scooting babies scoot way before they toddle. See my note on scooting in my entry.
Rowan Morrell (asker) Dec 10, 2014:
I really like "toddler bed" for "Krabblerbettchen". Makes good sense that this would be a bed for children a little older than newborns, who have developed enough to crawl. And I think I've settled on "warming bed" for "Wärmebettchen", as the phrase "infant warming bed" gets a decent number of good Google hits.

Proposed translations

54 mins
Selected

Heating bed and Toddler bed

(Heating bed)
http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=734...
(Toddler bed)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddler_bed
Für Kinder, die schon "herumkrabblen".

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Note added at 2 days8 hrs (2014-12-12 10:37:10 GMT) Post-grading
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Many thanks. I myself was also more certain about "toddler bed", specially as it is meant for a hospital!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "You get the points mainly for "toddler bed", which I feel certain enough about to enter in the KudoZ glossary. Many thanks for that. After further Googling, I decided "warming bed" was the way to go for Wärmebett. Anyway, many thanks Danik and to the others who offered comments. Appreciate everyone's help."
+1
36 mins

newborn ( or baby) warming bassinet

Hospital baby bassinet - MedicalExpo
www.medicalexpo.com/.../hospital-baby-...
Mobile-friendly - Find all the manufacturers of hospital baby bassinets and contact them directly on MedicalExpo. ... safety and comfortable surroundings for the babies who are in the maternity ward ... For use in hospitals and clinics, a bed designed for infants.


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Note added at 41 mins (2014-12-10 02:47:46 GMT)
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Bed Mobility flashcards | Quizlet
quizlet.com/.../bed-mobility-flash-cards/
Mobile-friendly - Vocabulary words for Bed Mobility. ... and appropriate recruitment patterns for scooting; practice in multiple contexts. / you could use scooting for Kribbel and call it a warming and scooting bed or bassinet depending on the context
Peer comment(s):
agree David Tracey, PhD
49 mins
Thanks very much, David!
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Reference comments

5 hrs
Reference:

Stiegelmeyer (not Stieglmeyer)

Hi Rowan, just in case you are unaware of Stiegelmeyer, they are a leading German manufacturer of hospital beds etc. (from my home town).

http://www.stiegelmeyer.com/en/start
Note from asker:
I did manage to find this one on Google, as I figured it must be a brand name, but many thanks all the same for that.
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16 mins
Reference:

krabbeln

Think of crab. http://www.dict.cc/german-english/krabbeln.html

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-10 04:44:41 GMT)
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Yes, "crawler bed" sounds ridiculous. Why are Germans always using words we've never heard of?

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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-12-10 13:21:06 GMT)
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And why are Germans allowed to use terms in their writing that we can't find in our dictionaries and sound odd to our ears?
Note from asker:
I have looked up "krabbeln", but that really doesn't help me with "Krabblerbett". "Crawler bed" sounds ridiculous.
I know right! It gets very tedious sometimes. But I think this particular term has now been solved - or at least, I think "toddler bed" is about the closest equivalent to "Krabblerbett" I can hope for.
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