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# nappy

noun (a nappy, nappies; US diaper)

«nappy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) A thick soft pad of cloth or paper worn by babies around their bottom to catch their wee and poo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nappy/#m1)

### In the lessons

In family life and caring for babies: «change a nappy», «a wet nappy», «nappy rash». In science and environment lessons: disposable nappies make a lot of rubbish, so some families use washable cloth ones. In the USA and Canada people say «diaper».

### Examples

- Mum is changing the baby's nappy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nappy/#x1)
- My little brother still wears a nappy at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nappy/#x2)
- Put the dirty nappy in the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nappy/#x3)
- The baby has nappy rash, so we use cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nappy/#x4)
- Cloth nappies can be washed and used again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nappy/#x5)
- We packed nappies and wipes for the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nappy/#x6)

### Note

Plural «nappies» (y → ies). British word; American and Canadian English say «diaper». Old meaning: in some American speech «nappy» is a word about curly hair and can be rude, so be careful.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nappy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nappy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nappy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nappy.html) on Mova free.