- diaper
- diaper [dī′pər, dī′ə pər]n.[ME < OFr diapre, diaspre, kind of ornamented cloth < ML diasprum, flowered cloth, altered (after dia-, DIA-, because of ML pronun. of initial j-) < jaspis < L iaspis, JASPER]1.a) Archaic cloth or fabric with a woven pattern of repeated small figures, such as diamondsb) a napkin, towel, etc. of such clothc) such a pattern, as in art2.a) a soft, absorbent cloth folded and arranged between the legs and around the waist of a baby to absorb and contain excretionsb) a piece of absorbent material with a waterproof outer layer, having the same function but intended to be discarded after a single use: in full, disposable diapervt.1. to give a diaper design to2. to put a fresh diaper on (a baby)
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.