Diaper

Quick meaning: Diaper is a noun meaning To put diapers on someone.

Meaning

To put diapers on someone.

More Meanings

1. (Canada, US, colloquial, humorous, possibly derogatory) A piece of clothing that resembles the shape of a diaper (noun sense 1) but lacks the absorbency.
2. (heraldry, chiefly historical) A repeating geometrical or floral pattern, used to cover the surface of a shield and forming the ground for any charges.
3. (art, chiefly architecture, decorative arts, embroidery) A repeating geometrical or (often stylised) floral pattern, usually of small diamonds evenly spaced, that decorates a flat surface, sometimes in bas-relief; diaperwork.
4. (historical) A textile fabric having a repeating pattern, especially of diamonds or flowers, formed by alternating directions of thread.
5. (obsolete) A towel, napkin or tablecloth made from the diaper fabric (noun sense 2).
6. (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, sometimes humorous) Something that absorbs and collects (retains) liquid or waste material, much like a diaper (noun sense 1).
7. (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.

Example Sentences

cloth diaper, disposable diaper, nighttime diaper, swim diaper

A bag of baby-clothes, containing 1 ſheet, 1 ſhi[r]t, 1 bedgown, 12 diapers, 2 child's bedgowns, 2 child's ſhirts, 2 child's robes, 2 child's nightcaps and a wrapper.

Either birds-eye cotton or flannelette diapers are good. The newer gauze variety is very satisfactory. They are more expensive, but you need fewer of them as they are so easily washed and they dry so quickly.

You push it up the vagina while lying on your back, and retain it there by a bandage around, as in wearing diapers. It may be taken out at night after laying down; but must be pushed up in the morning before rising.

Word Forms

• diapers
• diapre
• diapering
• diapered

Synonyms for diaper

Depending on context, synonyms include diap, diapee, diapy, diapie, didee, didie.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nappy, napkin, coat, seam, cover, sheath.

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