pantyliner

English

Alternative forms

• pantiliner

Etymology

panty +‎ liner.

Noun

pantyliner (plural pantyliners)

1. A pad worn on the inner surface of women's underwear, up against the vulva, during a shoulder-day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.

Synonyms

• panty shield

Translations

pad worn inside underwear

Finnish: pikkuhousunsuoja (fi)

Italian: proteggislip (it) m.