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nappy

[nap-ee] / ˈnæp i /
NOUN
British word for diaper
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"I changed my daughter's nappy in front of him," she said.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

“You also see the outside: baby’s dirty nappy or Margo’s ordinary knickers or track pants, all the unglamorous and unsexy things.”

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Kearns continued: "The child was completely dry. They had a nappy in situ, which appeared to be appropriately placed."

From BBC May 5, 2026

"Being with my son, holding him, changing his nappy, making sure that Johanne pumps her milk before going to bed in the evening."

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

I get closer and see his fur’s nappy with dust.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

I was lucky because I was there for my son’s first year — I didn’t have any Radiohead, so I changed the first nappies, and I loved it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The catch is meagre -- small fish, lots of plastic bottles and too many used nappies.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

At 30 years and five months old, Lazare wore nappies, could no longer hear or see, and slept almost all day.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Trustee Asiza Tate said parents cannot afford "essentials like formula and nappies, as their salaries are just not stretching to everything".

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

Over the course of his or her life, a typical member of a modern affluent society will own several million artefacts—from cars and houses to disposable nappies and milk cartons.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

O, born beneath the Fishes' sign, Of constellations happiest, May he somewhere with Walton dine, May Horace send him Massic wine, And Burns Scotch drink,—the nappiest!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various

Oh, born beneath the Fishes' sign,   Of constellations happiest, May he somewhere with Walton dine, May Horace send him Massic wine,   And Burns Scotch drink, the nappiest!

From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell




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