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nappy

[nap-ee] / ˈnæp i /
NOUN
British word for diaper
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“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

"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

There was a large nappy on his head and hands and he had a wet wipe type cloth inserted in his mouth.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

Skye Tucker fell from a nappy changing table at Little Clouds Nursery in Altens, Aberdeen, in January this year - just 90 minutes into her first day.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

The child badly needed a change of nappy.

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

Working parents 'struggling to afford nappies or food'

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"It's expensive to feed the whole family. It's getting ridiculous really. It's not just food, it's the nappies and wipes and days out."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The Class of '92 were in nappies when John Pratt scored the winner for Tottenham on 4 September 1976.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

“At the end of the day, I’m just changing nappies, figuring out who has a fever and doing laundry.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“We just run out of milk powder, and we got nothing else to give her. And we need more nappies, the throwaway ones. Anything babies need, really. And medicine.”

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

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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