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diaper

[ dahy-per, dahy-uh-per ]

noun

  1. a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
  2. Also called diaper cloth. a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small, constantly repeated figures, as diamonds.
  3. Also called diaper pattern. such a pattern, originally used in the Middle Ages in weaving silk and gold.


verb (used with object)

  1. to put a diaper on.
  2. to ornament with a diaperlike pattern.

diaper

/ ˈdaɪəpə /

noun

  1. 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
    1. a woven pattern on fabric consisting of a small repeating design, esp diamonds
    2. fabric having such a pattern
    3. such a pattern, used as decoration


verb

  1. tr to decorate with such a pattern

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Other Words From

  • un·dia·pered adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of diaper1

1300–50; Middle English diapre < Anglo-French dia(s)p(r)e < Medieval Latin diasprus made of diaper < Medieval Greek díaspros pure white, equivalent to Greek di- di- 3( def ) + Medieval Greek áspros white

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Word History and Origins

Origin of diaper1

C14: from Old French diaspre, from Medieval Latin diasprus made of diaper, from Medieval Greek diaspros pure white, from dia- + aspros white, shining

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Example Sentences

The pockets are a great way to store wet clothes in one compartment while keeping snacks, diapers, and dry clothes in the other.

In 2018, Treyburn was fined $188,762 for injuring a resident and having a resident sit in a soiled diaper for hours, among other violations.

So, as the Washington Post reports, more people than ever have resorted to stealing essentials like bread, baby formula, and diapers to survive.

From Eater

On Thursday, the company is unveiling a disposable diaper that claims to be free of many chemicals and made out of plant-based materials, and that fully discloses its ingredients list.

From Fortune

Lines of cars continue to illustrate the elevated demand for basic supplies like food and diapers.

On one summer lunch hour, Donna Ann Levonuk, 50, lifted a tub of diaper cream priced at $43.98—and then stashed it in her purse.

It is one thing to insist a 2-year-old submit to a diaper change even if she is unwilling.

Even though my dad was the breadwinner, he always had this joke that he changed my diaper once, so she had a lot on her plate.

His own trunks could do with urgent restyling, away from their current “Spanx diaper” vibe.

At home, I changed her diaper and slotted her into her high chair.

The table-cloths and napkins were of cotton diaper, and there was a good deal of plate used, but not displayed.

He looked at that blue jewel, at the diaper of yellow below it, and he set out upon his nocturnal journey.

I tried to re-diaper a baby one night and got my ring finger gummed for my efforts.

The initial difference in this reign was the more usual occurrence of patterns in diaper upon the clothes.

There was a slight increase of heraldic ornament, and a certain amount of foreign diaper patterning on the clothes.

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