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
- cut crystal
- cut deeply into
- cut diagonally
- cut down
- cut down a forest
- cut dramatically
- cut drastically
- cute
- cute animal
- cute cat
- cute couple
- cute critter
- cute dog
- cut electricity
- cut emissions
- cute puppy
- cutesy
- cut expenditure
- cut expenses
- cut fares
- cut flowers
- cut from the same cloth
- cut funding
- cut glass
- cut-glass