napkin

Meaning

1. A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
2. A nappy (UK), a diaper (American).
3. A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty.
4. Short for sanitary napkin.

Synonyms

serviette

nappy

diaper

bunch

table napkin

towel

paper napkin

handkerchief

kerchief

cloth

dryer

envelope

✉️

headgear

jacket

linen

mantle

napery

nappe

pall

paper

sanitary napkin

sheet

shell

🐚

shroud

swathing

tidy

tissue

mocket

mocketer

mokador

sanitary pad

dinner napkin

table-napkin

diaper

apron

nappy

bandage

besom

bib

blanket

broom

🧹

brush

bundle

casing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnæp.kɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English napkyn, equivalent to nape (“cloth”) + -kin.