diaper bank
diaper bank · diaper banks
A charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or…A charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it.
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US)A charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it.
Origin
From diaper + bank (“a safe and guaranteed place of storage for, and retrieval of, importaFrom diaper + bank (“a safe and guaranteed place of storage for, and retrieval of, important items or goods”). First attested 3 February 1962 (see quotations) in an article concerning an early diaper bank founded in Pinellas County, Florida, in the United States in August 1960.
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Forms
plural: diaper banks| Singular | diaper bank |
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