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diaper

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪəpə/

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Definition of diaper

noun

1North American a baby’s nappy.

2 [mass noun] a linen or cotton fabric woven in a repeating pattern of small diamonds.
a repeating geometrical or floral pattern used to decorate a surface.

verb

[with object]

1North American put a nappy on (a baby).

2decorate (a surface) with a repeating geometrical or floral pattern.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French diapre, from medieval Latin diasprum, from medieval Greek diaspros (adjective), from dia 'across' + aspros 'white'. The term seems originally to have denoted a costly fabric, but after the 15th century it was used as in diaper (sense 2 of the noun); babies' nappies were originally made from pieces of this fabric, hence diaper (sense 1 of the noun) (late 16th century)

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