- nappy
- an infant's towel to contain excretaA shortened form of napkin, a small piece of cloth, and now standard English.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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Nappy — Nap py, a. [From 1st {Nap}.] 1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] Wyatt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nappy — Nap py, a. [From 3d {Nap}.] Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nappy — Nap py, n.; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hn[ae]p cup, bowl. See {Hanaper}.] A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also {nappie}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nappy — nap py, n.; pl. {nappies}. A {diaper}[4]. [Chiefly Brit.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nappy — (adj.) downy, late 15c., from NAP (Cf. nap) (n.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning fuzzy, kinky, used in colloquial or derogatory reference to the hair of black people, is from 1950 … Etymology dictionary
nappy — a shortening of napkin, is the BrE term for what in AmE is called a diaper (pronounced diy ǝ pǝ) … Modern English usage
nappy — [adj] fuzzy downy, frizzy, furry, hairy, kinky, napped, velutinous, woolly; concept 606 … New thesaurus
nappy — ► NOUN (pl. nappies) Brit. ▪ a piece of absorbent material wrapped round a baby s bottom and between its legs to absorb and retain urine and faeces. ORIGIN abbreviation of NAPKIN(Cf. ↑napkin) … English terms dictionary
nappy — nappy1 [nap′ē] n. pl. nappies [dim. of obs. nap, a drinking cup, bowl < ME nap, hnap < OE hnæp, akin to Ger napf] a small, shallow, flat bottomed dish for serving food nappy2 [nap′ē] adj. nappier, nappiest 1. covered with nap; hairy, downy … English World dictionary
Nappy — Cet article possède un paronyme, voir : Auteuil Neuilly Passy. Nappy Données clés Titre original … Wikipédia en Français
nappy — (BrE) noun ⇨ See also ↑diaper ADJECTIVE ▪ clean ▪ wet ▪ dirty, soiled ▪ smelly ▪ dispo … Collocations dictionary
