EGAVE

nappy

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
  2. verb To put a nappy on.
    The mother nappied the baby.
  3. adjective Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
  4. adjective Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy
  5. adjective Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
  6. noun A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
  7. adjective Foamy; having a large head.
  8. adjective Nervous, excitable.

Similar words

diaper napkin curly frizzly frizzy crisp kinky fuzzy diap diapering

Often followed by

hair rash and changing head on edges change to

Word family

nappier nappies nappiest

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