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diaper

[dahy-per, dahy-uh-per] / ˈdaɪ pər, ˈdaɪ ə pər /
NOUN
underpants for a baby
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It added the impact of the claims have significantly affected its diaper sales and is expected to further impact sales and profit in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

She would need to cut the umbilical cord herself and return to the hospital for care in a diaper, her fetus wrapped in towels and the cord hanging between her legs.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

"My daughter was wearing a diaper, they took it off," Amal says.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

When Kirstie Rickert’s daughter was born a preemie two years ago, diaper rashes were a major and relentless struggle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Last fall we were at a neighborhood potluck dinner when Aretha ate a baby’s disposable diaper.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

Multiple studies link the chemicals, plastics and other ingredients often used in diapers with potential health and environmental risks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Executives at other branded-goods companies in recent months have talked up their newest concepts: silk diapers, Doritos with protein, Pepsi with fiber, Capri Sun with electrolytes and “hydrating” hot chocolate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

But after most of his shows, he returns to a tour bus packed with diapers, bottles and a stroller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In April, the centers announced they would eliminate providing diapers, formula and meals — but reversed the decision amid objections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

With a fifth child in the house, Stanton had little time for suffrage work, or anything else but changing diapers and managing the household.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

At the center of the diapered frenzy, bouncing around on stage alongside a giant stack of inflatable rings, was Lenny Pearce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The diapered babies racing down the baseline to mom or dad?

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025

The relationship is both greater and more primal, and it compares with the developmental strides that play out between mother and baby, and that help to turn a diapered mess into a normal, healthy person.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2020

When traveling with a diapered child, it is necessary to have plastic bags to tightly seal the dirty diaper when disposing of it in a public place.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2015

There was Lancelot, no longer in armour but dressed in a magnificent velvet robe, scalloped and diapered.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The other was a close friend, Stefanie Robinson, a paraprofessional who worked with students with severe disabilities, including those requiring help with feeding and diapering.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024

Moreno said the school did not provide diapering assistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

“It’s going to be useful to the diapering world,” says Conz Preti, parenting and health editor at the online news site Insider.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021

Alice is on the right, middle, diapering Isabetta.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2021

The plate represents "a pattern for diapering," and is, I presume, thoroughly orthodox.

From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Thomas Inman




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