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nappy
1[ nap-ee ]
noun
- liquor, especially ale.
nappy
2[ nap-ee ]
noun
- a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food.
nappy
3[ nap-ee ]
nappy
4[ nap-ee ]
noun
- a diaper.
nappy
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- 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
nappy
2/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
- having a nap; downy; fuzzy
- of alcoholic drink, esp beer
- having a head; frothy
- strong or heady
- dialect.slightly intoxicated; tipsy
- (of a horse) jumpy or irritable; nervy
noun
- any strong alcoholic drink, esp heady beer
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ辱Ա, noun
Other Word Forms
- Բp·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of nappy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of nappy1
Example Sentences
The DfE is also clamping down on nurseries charging for extras, such as meals, snacks and nappies.
Its founder Belle Edgar-McCabe had been at a family hub when she heard about a young mother who could not afford nappies.
He said he was cuffed naked to a bed and given a nappy instead of access to a toilet.
"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."
"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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