diaper
[ dahy-per, dahy-uh-per ]
/ ˈdaɪ pər, ˈdaɪ ə pər /
noun
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
Also called diaper cloth.
a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small, constantly repeated figures, as diamonds.
Also called diaper pattern.
such a pattern, originally used in the Middle Ages in weaving silk and gold.
verb (used with object)
to put a diaper on.
to ornament with a diaperlike pattern.
Origin of diaper
1300–50; Middle English
diapre < Anglo-French
dia(s)p(r)e < Medieval Latin
diasprus made of diaper < Medieval Greek
díaspros pure white, equivalent to Greek
di-
di-3 + Medieval Greek
áspros white
OTHER WORDS FROM diaper
un·dia·pered, adjectiveWords nearby diaper
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British Dictionary definitions for diapered
diaper
/ (ˈdaɪəpə) /
noun
US and Canadian
a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its excrement
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): nappy
- a woven pattern on fabric consisting of a small repeating design, esp diamonds
- fabric having such a pattern
- such a pattern, used as decoration
verb
(tr)
to decorate with such a pattern
Word Origin for diaper
C14: from Old French
diaspre, from Medieval Latin
diasprus made of diaper, from Medieval Greek
diaspros pure white, from
dia- +
aspros white, shining