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diaper

[dahy-per, dahy-uh-per] / ˈdaɪ pər, ˈdaɪ ə pər /
NOUN
underpants for a baby
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The company said its second-quarter results were negatively affected by false allegations regarding the quality of certain diaper brands in the China market.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The loop of nursing and diaper changes and sleeping and bolting awake to do it all again.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Then there’s the all-hands-on-deck logistics of modern life: Families need two-person incomes, more moms across the board are pursuing careers, many dads can now work from home—and that diaper is not going to change itself.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The National Diaper Bank Network, a national nonprofit that tracks diaper insecurity, found about 60% of low-income families nationwide struggle with the cost of diapers and rely on less-frequent changes to get by.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

The baby had a full diaper and, boy, do I mean full.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

In India, sales of its high-end diapers are up 67%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Kimberly-Clark KMB -1.60%decrease; down pointing triangle reported lower profit in its second quarter and revenue missed estimates, as allegations about the quality of diapers in the China market disrupted sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

At the beginning of this year, we wrapped him in diapers, since he no longer knew how to get outside.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

From all over the world, the diaspora has worked to send medicine, diapers and infant formula to Venezuela, while posting rescue pleas on social media.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

"So I haven't had time to conduct an exhaustive study. But in all honesty, Anastasia, I have to tell you that I think he will probably wet his diapers a whole lot."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

The diapered babies racing down the baseline to mom or dad?

From Salon Nov. 3, 2025

The relationship is both greater and more primal, and it compares with the developmental strides that play out between mother and baby, and that help to turn a diapered mess into a normal, healthy person.

From The Guardian Jan. 10, 2020

Deckard remembers seeing the white bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder on the changing table where her mother diapered her new sister.

From Reuters Dec. 14, 2018

He and his mother fed, diapered and did almost everything for Alícia.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2017

In die rare times he diapered me or gave me a bath, Milton studiously averted his eyes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The other was a close friend, Stefanie Robinson, a paraprofessional who worked with students with severe disabilities, including those requiring help with feeding and diapering.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2024

Moreno said the school did not provide diapering assistance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2023

My diapering experience was limited to Cabbage Patch Kids.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2022

“It’s going to be useful to the diapering world,” says Conz Preti, parenting and health editor at the online news site Insider.

From Seattle Times Nov. 1, 2021

The patterns used for background diapering need not, as a rule, be intrinsically so interesting as those which diaper the design itself, nor are they usually so full.

From Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery by Mary Buckle




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