diaper

CEFRB1

/ˈdaɪ(ə)pə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soft covering worn by a baby to collect waste.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A textile fabric having a repeating pattern, especially of diamonds or flowers, formed by alternating directions of thread.

Examples

  • He wore a diaper on long flights because of his incontinence.

  • I need to change the baby's diaper.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something that absorbs and collects (retains) liquid or waste material, much like a diaper (noun sense 1).

  2. An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.

  3. A repeating geometrical or (often stylised) floral pattern, usually of small diamonds evenly spaced, that decorates a flat surface, sometimes in bas-relief; diaperwork.

More examples

In context

  • Peter may need a new diaper.

  • cloth diaper, disposable diaper, nighttime diaper, swim diaper

  • engine diaper, meat diaper, period diaper, rubber diaper

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English dyaper, diapre, dyapre, from Old French diapre, dyapre, a variant of dyaspre, diaspre (“ornamental silk cloth embellished with floral or decorative geometrical 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”).