: a soft usually white linen or cotton fabric used for tablecloths or towels
2
: an allover pattern consisting of one or more small repeated units of design (such as geometric figures) connecting with one another or growing out of one another with continuously flowing or straight lines
3
: a basic garment for infants consisting of a folded cloth or other absorbent material drawn up between the legs and fastened about the waist
also: a similar garment especially for incontinent adults
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Noun
In Los Angeles, some marchers carried an oversized Constitution, and others inflated a 20-foot balloon that depicted Trump as a baby in a diaper.—Susan Page, USA Today, 16 June 2025 Procter & Gamble will cut up to 7,000 jobs over the next two years as the maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers implements a restructuring program at a time when tariffs are raising costs for American companies and consumers are growing anxious about the economy.—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
Verb
Aging demographics are reshaping everything from retirement plans and immigration patterns to diaper sales and popular ideals about beauty.—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 May 2025 From laundry detergents to diaper pail deodorizers, Arm & Hammer Baby is committed to ensuring that only the highest quality ingredients are used.—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for diaper
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English diapre, from Anglo-French diaspre, from Medieval Latin diasprum
: a basic garment especially for infants consisting of a folded cloth or other absorbent material drawn up between the legs and fastened about the waist
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