diaper
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diaper¹
- /ˈdaɪ(ə).pə/ UK
- /ˈdaɪ(ə).pəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪpə(ɹ), -aɪəpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English dyaper, diapre, dyapre, from Old French diapre, dyapre, a variant of dyaspre, diaspre (“ornamental silk cloth embellished with decorative patterns”), from Medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum (“a type of rich, valuable silken cloth”), probably from Medieval Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, “very white; pure white”, adjective), from δια- (dia-, “across”) + ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”).
noun diapers · diapre · dieper · dioper · dipar · dyaper
- 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, by an adult who is incontinent (who wets the bed), or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy. cloth diaper, disposable diaper, nighttime diaper, swim diaper
- A container that absorbs and collects (retains) liquid or waste material, similar to a diaper (noun sense 1). engine diaper, meat diaper, period diaper, rubber diaper
- A piece of clothing that resembles the shape of a diaper (noun sense 1) but lacks the absorbency. Gandhi was the holiest man in the world and ONLY holy men know how to fight in this world. Gandhi only needs a little diaper and no shoes. He does not need very much food. He doesn't ask for any of the riches of the whole world.
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A textile fabric having a repeating pattern, especially of diamonds or flowers, formed by alternating directions of thread.
Near-synonym: diamond twill
Similar: diamond twill
- A repeating geometrical or (often stylized) floral pattern, usually of small diamonds evenly spaced, that decorates a flat surface, sometimes in bas-relief; diaperwork. The troilled piece, that woven like a courſe gauze, and the lining in a diaper pattern, preſent ſamples which prove that the art of weaving was far advanced at that period.
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A repeating geometrical or floral pattern, used to cover the surface of a shield and forming the ground for any charges.
Near-synonym: fur
Similar: fur
- A towel, napkin, or tablecloth made from the diaper fabric (noun sense 4). Let one attend him with a silver basin, […] / Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper.
Similar: diap, diapee, diapy, diapie, didee, didie, diddy, didy, dipe, hippins, napkin, nappy, pamper, Pampers, pampers, dip, gamer pants, gaming pants, omutsu, padding, pamp, pampie, pamps
verb diapers · diapering · diapered · diapre · dieper
- To put diapers on someone. Diapering a baby is something you have to learn fast.
- To draw geometrical or floral patterns, as upon cloth. If you diaper upon folds, let your work be broken.
Diaper²
Where it comes from
A variant of the surnames Dipper and Dyper.
Unrelated to diaper.
proper noun
- A surname. Lord Orrery was President to-day; but both our dukes were absent. Brother Wyndham recommended [William] Diaper to the Society. I believe we shall make a contribution among ourselves, which I don't like.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nappy, napkin, coat, seam, cover, sheath, bed, coating, layer, layering, strata, stratum, bilayer, depletion, valence, sleeping
Translations
Every language
noun absorbent garment for waste material
| Español | pañal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기저귀 gijeogwi |
| 日本語 | お襁褓 o-mutsu, おむつ o-mutsu, 襁褓 mutsuki, 襁褓 oshime, ダイパー daipā, オムツ omutsu |
| 中文 | 尿布 niàobù |
| हिन्दी | लँगोट laṅgoṭ, लँगोटी laṅgoṭī, डायपर ḍāypar |
| Kiswahili | nepi |
| Português | fralda |
| Français | couche, couche-culotte |
| Deutsch | Windel |
| Italiano | pannolino |
| Ελληνικά | πάνα pána |
| Română | scutec |
| Русский | подгу́зник podgúznik, па́мперс pámpers, пелё́нка peljónka, пелена́ pelená |
| Tiếng Việt | tã lót, tã |
| العربية | حِفَاضة ḥifāḍa, حِفَاظ ḥifāẓ, فُوطَة اَلطِّفْل fūṭat aṭ-ṭifl |
| עברית | חיתול \ חִתּוּל khitul |
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title = {diaper},
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