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nappy

1

[ nap-ee ]

noun

Chiefly Scot.
  1. liquor, especially ale.


nappy

2
or Բ·辱

[ nap-ee ]

noun

plural nappies.
  1. a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food.

nappy

3

[ nap-ee ]

adjective

nappier, nappiest.
  1. Sometimes Offensive. (especially of a Black person's hair) tightly curled; kinky.
  2. covered with nap; downy.

nappy

4

[ nap-ee ]

noun

British.
plural nappies.
  1. a diaper.

nappy

1

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its urine and excrement Also callednapkin US and Canadian namediaper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nappy

2

/ ˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. having a nap; downy; fuzzy
  2. of alcoholic drink, esp beer
    1. having a head; frothy
    2. strong or heady
  3. dialect.
    slightly intoxicated; tipsy
  4. (of a horse) jumpy or irritable; nervy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any strong alcoholic drink, esp heady beer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ辱Ա, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Բp·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nappy1

First recorded in 1425–75; origin uncertain; probably from late Middle English noppi; nap 2, -y 1

Origin of nappy2

First recorded in 1730–35; Middle English nap, Old English hnæpf, hnæp “cup, bowl” (further origin uncertain) + -y 2

Origin of nappy3

First recorded in 1490–1500; nap 2 + -y 1

Origin of nappy4

First recorded in 1925–30; nap(kin) + -y 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nappy1

C20: changed from napkin
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The DfE is also clamping down on nurseries charging for extras, such as meals, snacks and nappies.

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Its founder Belle Edgar-McCabe had been at a family hub when she heard about a young mother who could not afford nappies.

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He said he was cuffed naked to a bed and given a nappy instead of access to a toilet.

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"I only have one grandchild; he was born during the war. He's three months old and we can't find milk or nappies for him."

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"Our biggest discussions at the beginning of this were, 'how much are people going to want to watch us take the kids to school and change nappies?' Our lives are not that exciting."

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