diaper
An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces,…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.
» Tom changed the baby's diaper.
Том поміняв дитині памперс.
Том поміняв немовляті памперс.
Том поміняв дитині підгузник.
Том поміняв немовляті підгузник.
Meaning
7 senses(Canada, India, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable)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
Windel
подгу́зникpodgúznik, па́мперсpámpers, пелё́нкаpeljónka
підгу́зокpidhúzok, підгу́зникpidhúznyk, па́мперсpámpers
(Canada, US, colloquial, countable, humorous, sometimes, uncountable)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
(Canada, US, colloquial, countable, derogatory, humorous, possibly, uncountable)A piece of clothing that resembles the shape of a diaper (noun sense 1) but lacks the absorbency.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A textile fabric having a repeating pattern, especially of diamonds or flowers, formed by alternating directions of thread.
Near-synonym: diamond twill
(countable, uncountable)A repeating geometrical or (often stylized) floral pattern, usually of small diamonds evenly spaced, that decorates a flat surface, sometimes in bas-relief; diaperwork.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A repeating geometrical or floral pattern, used to cover the surface of a shield and forming the ground for any charges.
Near-synonym: fur
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A towel, napkin, or tablecloth made from the diaper fabric (noun sense 4).
- garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
- a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures
Examples
72 sentencesTom changed the baby's diaper.
Том поміняв дитині памперс.
Tom needs a diaper change.
Тому вже час поміняти підгузник.
The baby needs a diaper change.
ruРебёнку нужно поменять памперс.
Have you ever changed a diaper before?
ruВы прежде когда-нибудь меняли подгузник?
Peter may need a new diaper.
Петрику може знадобитися новий памперс.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dyaper, diapre, dyapre, from Old French diapre, dyapre, a variant of dFrom 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 Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, “very white; pure white”, adjective), from δια- (dia-, “across”) + ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”).
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Forms
plural: diapersSynonyms
24 synonymsWord family
94 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable