nappy

See also näppy

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnæpi/

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• Rhymes: -æpi

Etymology 1

Probably shortened from napkin (although as this is already a diminutive, nappy could be a corruption of the French nappe).

Noun

nappy (plural nappies)

1. (Australian, New Zealand, UK) An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of its bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent.

Synonyms

• (US, Canada) diaper
• (British, archaic) napkin

Translations

absorbent garment

Arabic: حفاض (ar) (HifaaD) f., حفاظ (ar) (HifaaZ) f., فوطة الطفل (ar) (fuwaTat al-Tifl) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 尿布 (cmn) (niàobù) Czech: plena (cs) f., plenka (cs) f. Danish: ble (da) c. Esperanto: vindotuko (eo) Finnish: vaippa (fi) French: couche (fr) f. German: Windel (de) f. Icelandic: bleia (is) f.

Italian: pannolino (it) m. Japanese: お襁褓 (ja) (おむつ, o-mutsu), おむつ (ja) (o-mutsu), 襁褓 (ja) (むつき, mutsuki), 襁褓 (ja) (おしめ, oshime) Latin: incunabula (la) Macedonian: пелена (mk) (pélena) f. Norwegian: bleie (no) Polish: pielucha (pl) f., pieluszka (pl) f. Portuguese: fralda (pt) f. Russian: подгузник (ru) (podgúznik) m., памперс (ru) (pámpers) m., пелёнка (ru) (peljónka) f. Swedish: blöja (sv)

Etymology 2

From nap + -y.

Adjective

nappy (comparative nappier, superlative nappiest)

1. Having a nap (of cloth etc.).
2. (US, slang) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (occasionally specifically in reference to Blacks' textured hair).

See also

• Wikipedia article on Nappy (referring to afro textured hair)