diaper
noun/ˈdaɪpə(r)/
/ˈdaɪpər/
(North American English) (British English nappy)
- a piece of soft cloth or other thick material that is folded around a baby’s bottom and between its legs to take in and hold its body waste
- I'll change her diaper.
- It was time for a diaper change.
- Isn’t he old to be still in diapers?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dry
- fresh
- wet
- …
- have on
- wear
- soil
- …
- change
- bag
- cover
- …
- in diaper
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French diapre, from medieval Latin diasprum, from medieval Greek diaspros (adjective), from dia ‘across’ + aspros ‘white’. The term seems originally to have denoted a costly fabric, but after the 15th cent. it was used as a noun to denote cotton or linen woven with a pattern of small diamonds; babies' nappies were originally made from pieces of this fabric, hence the current sense (late 16th cent.).Definitions on the go
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