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diaper

[dahy-per, dahy-uh-per] / ˈdaɪ pər, ˈdaɪ ə pər /
NOUN
underpants for a baby
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Then, hoping to avoid any urgent diaper events, I ducked into the next room and dialed up the president.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

In the evenings he shoots hoops and kicks soccer balls with them in the backyard, and splits the unfun stuff—cleaning, laundry, diaper duties—with his wife, Kirstin, 36, a stay-at-home mom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

"My daughter was wearing a diaper, they took it off," Amal says.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

When Kirstie Rickert’s daughter was born a preemie two years ago, diaper rashes were a major and relentless struggle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

“Oh, yeah, her diaper needs to be changed.”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Babies can go through about 3,000 disposable diapers a year, a basic-need product that has increasingly drawn concern from child health, environmental and consumer advocates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Executives at other branded-goods companies in recent months have talked up their newest concepts: silk diapers, Doritos with protein, Pepsi with fiber, Capri Sun with electrolytes and “hydrating” hot chocolate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

In April, the centers announced they would eliminate providing diapers, formula and meals — but reversed the decision amid objections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Meanwhile: Kimberly-Clark on Tuesday reported lower profit in its second quarter as social-media allegations about the quality of diapers in the China market disrupted sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Suitcases were open on the floor, and there was a pile of diapers in a corner.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

At the center of the diapered frenzy, bouncing around on stage alongside a giant stack of inflatable rings, was Lenny Pearce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025

Even our diapered kids went when it was potty time.

From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2021

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

There was Lancelot, no longer in armour but dressed in a magnificent velvet robe, scalloped and diapered.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

“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 FDA’s June 1985 risk assessment relied upon a decade-old letter from the company for the agency’s estimate of the amount of dust babies were exposed to during diapering.

From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2019

The floor seemed to be of a rose-colored marble, with inlaid diapering of lapis lazuli, and the walls and ceiling were equally rich.

From A Columbus of Space by Garrett Putman Serviss




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