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diaper
[ dahy-per, dahy-uh-per ]
noun
- a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- Also called diaper cloth. a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small, constantly repeated figures, as diamonds.
- Also called diaper pattern. such a pattern, originally used in the Middle Ages in weaving silk and gold.
verb (used with object)
- to put a diaper on.
- to ornament with a diaperlike pattern.
diaper
/ ˈ岹ɪəə /
noun
- a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its excrement Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)nappy
- a woven pattern on fabric consisting of a small repeating design, esp diamonds
- fabric having such a pattern
- such a pattern, used as decoration
verb
- tr to decorate with such a pattern
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·徱· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of diaper1
Word History and Origins
Origin of diaper1
Example Sentences
The program not only provides the child care she needs to go to work full time and support her family, but also gives her daughter diapers and healthy meals.
Our toddler’s diaper pail in the hollow of a crawl space mixed with the remnants of the dining room.
I was feeding babies bottles and changing diapers when I was a toddler myself.
Changing poopy diapers seamlessly transformed into packing snacks for club sports in high school until suddenly, it seemed, they left home for college.
Janet Binger told The Times she was shocked to find him in diapers that she said went unchanged for hours.
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