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nappy

[nap-ee] / ˈnæp i /
NOUN
British word for diaper
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"I was getting increasingly anxious and confused. I couldn't make a cup of tea or change Patrick's nappy," Lizzy, from York, said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

"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

In one home video clip, the boy throwing the darts is wearing a nappy.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

The child badly needed a change of nappy.

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