nappy
(næpi )
Word forms: nappies
countable noun regional note: in AM, use diaper
A nappy is a piece of soft thick cloth or paper which is fastened round a baby's bottom in order to soak up its urine and faeces. [British]
Another is whether to use disposable nappies.
Synonyms: diaper [US], napkin
Image of nappy
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Collocations:
change a nappy
I had forgotten how to change a nappy.
Times, Sunday Times
Wait till he has to change a nappy.
The Sun
He won't pick him up, change a nappy or get up during the night.
The Sun
I can change a nappy in less than 60 seconds.
The Sun
He may not rake in millions from babysitting spoilt football players, but at least he knows how to change a nappy.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 尿片
Japanese: おむつ
- experience fully
- experience growth
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- experience illness
- experience joy
- experience loneliness
- experience pain
- experience stress
- experience success
- experience teaches
- experience wonder
- experiential
- experiential knowledge
- experiential learning
- experiment
- experimental
- experimental basis
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- experimental data
- experimental design
- experimental drug
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- experimental fiction
- experimental group
- experimental laboratory