How to say "cot" in Japanese

• 寝床ねどこCommon
  nounThe broad, everyday word for a place to sleep: a bed, a berth, or a crib. It fits 'cot' only loosely, since it names the sleeping place itself rather than a particular type of cot.
  子供こどもは寝床ねどこですっかり目めを覚さましている。↗

  The child is wide awake in bed.
• ベビーベッド
  nounCovers 'cot' in the British sense of a small bed for a baby, and also translates 'crib' and 'bassinet'. The word to use when talking about a baby sleeping in a nursery or bedroom.
• 簡易ベッドかんいベッド
  nounCovers 'cot' in the sense of a simple, narrow bed set up for temporary use, as when an extra bed is put up for a guest; it also corresponds to 'bunk'.
  簡易かんいベッドの組み立くみたて方かたを教おしえてもらえますか。↗

  Will you show me how to set up a cot?

For a baby's cot use 「ベビーベッド」, for a simple folding or camp cot use 「簡易ベッド」, while 寝床 is the general word for a bed or sleeping place and matches 'cot' only loosely.

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• 寝床ねどこbed
• ベビーベッドcot
• 簡易ベッドかんいベッドcot