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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

All three of her kids wear the same size diaper, regardless of age—a system she devised to avoid tracking multiple sizes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The free diaper distribution is an attempt to address the Golden State’s affordability crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

“I poop!” said Boots without apology, and tugged on her diaper.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

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

The next generation of plush paper towels, toilet paper and diapers could be made with a plant with long, pointy leaves that grows in arid climates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 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

I could see him now, hobbling to the bodega to get me some random, no-frills girlie diapers because that’s the kind he can afford.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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

I took over getting him diapered and its really made us closer.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2014

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

Younger children require more support in diapering and self-help skills such as self-regulation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

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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