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diaper

dia·per

UK/ˈdaɪ(ə).pə/ US/ˈdaɪ(ə).pəɹ/ fairly common us

noun

1.

garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

Synonyms
2.

Origin

From Middle English dyaper, diapre, dyapre, from Old French diapre, dyapre, a variant of dyaspre, diaspre (“ornamental silk cloth embellished with decorative patterns”), from Medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum (“a type of rich, valuable silken cloth”), probably from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, “very white; pure white”, adjective), from δια- (dia-, “across”) + ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”).

Phrases

  • all-in-one diaper
  • all-in-two diaper
  • birth-to-potty diaper
  • blue diaper syndrome
  • chin diaper
  • cloth diaper
  • contour diaper
  • daddy diaper party
  • training pants

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