Nappy Definition

năpē
nappier, nappies, nappiest
adjective
nappier, nappiest
Having a nap; fuzzy.
A nappy carpet.
American Heritage
Covered with nap; hairy, downy, shaggy, etc.
Webster's New World
Kinky; frizzy.
Webster's New World
Tightly curled or coiled. Used of hair.
American Heritage
Foaming; heady; strong.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
nappies
A small, shallow, flat-bottomed dish for serving food.
Webster's New World
A diaper.
American Heritage
Ale.
Webster's New World

Diaper.

Webster's New World

(UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa) An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of his or her bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To put a nappy on.
The mother nappied the baby.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Nappy

Noun

Singular:
nappy
Plural:
nappies

Adjective

Base Form:
nappy
Comparative:
nappier
Superlative:
nappiest

Origin of Nappy

  • From Middle English nap, from Old English hnæp, hnæpp, hnæpf (“cup, bowl"), from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“bowl, goblet, cup"). See hanaper.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably shortened from napkin (but possibly a corruption of French nappe, since napkin is already a diminutive).

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably from dialectal nap bowl from Middle English from Old English hnæp

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From nap +"Ž -y.

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of napkin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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