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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

It employed more than 1,000 people from across south Wales to manufacture nappy fastenings and video tape.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

Lyra had been yelling as Alice washed her and put a clean, dry nappy on her, but it was a shout of general anger rather than distress.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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

It is further claimed the property was unsanitary, with soiled nappies and spoiled food and drink littered around.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

The British men's number three was born near Paris to his French parents before the family moved to Wimbledon when he was still in nappies.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

A handful of mainly religious and aid groups hand out food, water, sanitary towels and nappies.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Vivian said, “I kept thinking that Branwell, too, would find it a chore and just stop, but he didn’t. Even when I was there, he insisted on changing her nappies himself.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

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 James Russell Lowell




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