nappy
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"I changed my daughter's nappy in front of him," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“You also see the outside: baby’s dirty nappy or Margo’s ordinary knickers or track pants, all the unglamorous and unsexy things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
She said it was only when she returned to the bedroom that she noticed Thea was lying on the floor without her nappy or the blanket that had been covering her.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
"I was getting increasingly anxious and confused. I couldn't make a cup of tea or change Patrick's nappy," Lizzy, from York, said.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
The momentary warmth is not worth the nappy rash.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Due to food choice being limited at the larder, Matthew said he mainly used it for nappies, toilet roll, shampoo and some food for himself.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I was lucky because I was there for my son’s first year — I didn’t have any Radiohead, so I changed the first nappies, and I loved it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
A handful of mainly religious and aid groups hand out food, water, sanitary towels and nappies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
A nation will be hoping he's still smiling in the wake of their opener against Haiti, Scotland's first World Cup game since the great thoroughbred in their midfield was barely out of nappies.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Vivian said, “I kept thinking that Branwell, too, would find it a chore and just stop, but he didn’t. Even when I was there, he insisted on changing her nappies himself.”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Oh, born beneath the Fishes' sign, Of constellations happiest, May he somewhere with Walton dine, May Horace send him Massic wine, And Burns Scotch drink, the nappiest!
From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell
O, born beneath the Fishes' sign, Of constellations happiest, May he somewhere with Walton dine, May Horace send him Massic wine, And Burns Scotch drink,—the nappiest!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various
