diaper
diaper Lexical Profile
diaper Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A piece of folded, absorbent material placed between the legs and fastened at the waist, worn by infants or incontinent individuals to catch and retain bodily waste.
"The exhausted parents quickly realized they had run out of clean diapers in the middle of the night."
A linen or cotton fabric woven with a repeating, typically diamond-shaped geometric pattern.
"The antique dining table was formally set with fine white diaper."
• verb
North American To put a diaper on an infant or individual.
"It took the new father a few tries to learn how to correctly diaper the baby."
To ornament a surface, architectural element, or fabric with a repeating geometric or diamond pattern.
"The medieval artisans carefully diapered the background of the manuscript illumination with gold leaf."
Word Nuance & Usage
The term is primarily used in North American English; in British English and most Commonwealth nations, the equivalent word is 'nappy'.
• Rhymes for diaper
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'diapre' (ornamental cloth), from Medieval Latin 'diasprum', which originated from Byzantine Greek 'diaspros', meaning 'pure white'. Over time, the term shifted from the patterned fabric itself to the absorbent undergarments frequently made from it.
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