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nappy

[nap-ee] / ˈnæp i /
NOUN
British word for diaper
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Hayley said her daughter was not entitled to them because of her age, but before Lila's death she was using the biggest size of nappy available to buy.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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 she went to find Thea lying on the floor, without the nappy she had been wearing or the blanket that had been covering her.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

It employed more than 1,000 people from across south Wales to manufacture nappy fastenings and video tape.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025

Anna goes across into the kitchen and changes the child’s nappy on the table.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

The founder of a charity which provides essentials like Moses baskets, prams, nappies and clothes to struggling families across Leeds has said it urgently needs more donations to help keep up with demand.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Kavita Kaur Dhillon and her husband Karvinder run the Handsworth Baby and Family Bank on Soho Road, which provides free items including nappies, baby formula, clothes and toys.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Japan has been aging for years and sales of adult nappies have been higher than those for babies for more than a decade.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“At the end of the day, I’m just changing nappies, figuring out who has a fever and doing laundry.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

I’m to tell him we’re all happy and in the best of health, send money, food is very dear, growing boys eat a lot, ha ha, Alphie the baby needs clothes and nappies.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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 James Russell Lowell

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




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