diaper

Meaning

Noun

1. An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent; a nappy.
2. A textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern formed by alternating directions of thread.
3. A towel or napkin made from such fabric.
4. The diamond pattern associated with diaper textiles.
5. Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.

Verb

1. To put diapers on someone.
2. To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth.

Synonyms

nappy

napkin

bunch

nappy

swaddling clothes

swaddling cloth

swaddling

swaddling band

loincloth

lining

mantle

pad

bandage

pamper

sanitary napkin

shell

🐚

shroud

swathing

variegate

disposable nappies

diaper work

lozenge pattern

didee

pall

blanket

breechclout

bundle

casing

damask

envelope

✉️

fancywork

jacket

Hyphenated as

di‧a‧per

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaɪ(ə)pə/

Etymology

From Middle English dyaper, from Old French dyapre, diaspre, from Medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, adj), from δια- (dia-, “across”) + ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”).