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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 /

adjective

  1. having a nap; downy; fuzzy

    1. having a head; frothy

    2. strong or heady

  2. dialectslightly intoxicated; tipsy

  3. (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

nappy

2

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: napkin.US and Canadian name: diaper.a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its urine and excrement

“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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Other Word Forms

  • nappiness noun
  • ˈԲ辱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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Example Sentences

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Families with children from birth to four years old are provided with essential items including prams, nappies and formula.

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"I don't know if I'm nervous about changing nappies or not," he jokes.

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Baby Basics, based in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, provides starter packs full of essential items including nappies and clothes.

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Baby banks provide donated nappies, cots, clothes and other items to parents in need.

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She said she had stockpiled nappies during the ceasefire earlier this year but that these would run out in a month.

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