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diaper

[dahy-per, dahy-uh-per] / ˈdaɪ pər, ˈdaɪ ə pər /
NOUN
underpants for a baby
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The company said its second-quarter results were negatively affected by false allegations regarding the quality of certain diaper brands in the China market.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Then, hoping to avoid any urgent diaper events, I ducked into the next room and dialed up the president.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

The state tapped a celebrity-filled Los Angeles nonprofit, Baby2Baby, to run the diaper giveaway.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

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

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

“But the cooking, the diapers, preparing the bottles, I do all those things.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Janet Vigo, a nail-salon technician, prepared four boxes of adult diapers and a rechargeable fan for her 84-year-old bedridden grandmother, who recently broke her hip.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Concern has grown over disposable children’s diapers, many of which contain chemicals, plastics and other ingredients linked to health and environmental risks.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

“My husband was out getting diapers and he was just taken because of a language barrier,” Soto told listeners.

From Salon May 30, 2026

The diapers were changed every five minutes whether they needed to be or not.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

Deckard remembers seeing the white bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder on the changing table where her mother diapered her new sister.

From Reuters Dec. 14, 2018

He and his mother fed, diapered and did almost everything for Alícia.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2017

In die rare times he diapered me or gave me a bath, Milton studiously averted his eyes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

In contrast, most preschools still provide naps, diapering and other toileting assistance to the same age group.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2024

My diapering experience was limited to Cabbage Patch Kids.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2022

“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

As a specimen of fine and beautiful diapering in gold, this could scarcely be surpassed.

From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess




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