Diaper
WordNet
noun
(1) Garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
(2) A fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Old French dyapre, diaspre, in mediaeval Latin diaspra, diasprum; represented in Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (adj), from δια- + άσπρος ‘white’.
Noun
- A textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern formed by alternating directions of thread.
- A towel or napkin made from such fabric.
- (Canada) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent.
- The diamond pattern associated with diaper textiles.
Verb
- To put diapers on someone.
- Diapering a baby is something you have to learn fast.