Synonyms

nappies

[nap-ee]

nap·py

1[nap-ee]
noun Chiefly Scot.
liquor, especially ale.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English noppi. See nap2, -y1

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Nappies is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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nap·py

2[nap-ee]
noun, plural nap·pies.
a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food.
Also, nap·pie.


Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; nap (Middle English; Old English hnæp bowl) + -y2

nap·py

4[nap-ee]
noun, plural nap·pies. Chiefly British.
a diaper.

Origin:
1925–30; nap(kin) + -y2
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