Definitions of diaper [ˈdaɪ pər, ˈdaɪ ə pər]

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Definition of 'diaper'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) diaper
a piece of folded cloth or other absorbent material worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.

2.  diaper
a fabric woven in a small, repeated, often geometric figure.

3.  diaper
the pattern itself.

4. (v.t.) diaper
to put a diaper on.

5.  diaper
to ornament with a diaperlike pattern.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME diapre < AF dia(s)p(r)e < ML diasprus made of diaper < MGk díaspros pure white)

Definition of 'diaper'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) diaper, nappy, napkin
garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

2. (noun) diaper
a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures

Definition of 'diaper'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) diaper
a thick piece of paper or cloth worn on a baby's bottom to hold body wastes

Definition of 'diaper'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) diaper
any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2

2. (noun) diaper
surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced

3. (noun) diaper
a towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc

4. (noun) diaper
an infant's breechcloth

5. (verb) diaper
to ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called diaper, as cloth in weaving

6. (verb) diaper
to put a diaper on (a child)

7. (verb) diaper
to draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth

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