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nap·py 1

(năp′ē)
adj. nap·pi·er, nap·pi·est
1. Having a nap; fuzzy: a nappy carpet.
2. Often Offensive Tightly curled or coiled. Used of hair.

nap·py 2

(năp′ē)
n. pl. nap·pies
A round, shallow cooking or serving dish with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
[Probably from dialectal nap, bowl, from Middle English, from Old English hnæp.]

nap·py 3

(năp′ē)
n. pl. nap·pies Chiefly British
A diaper.
[Alteration of napkin.]
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nappy

(ˈnæpɪ)
n, pl -pies
Brit a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its urine and excrement. Also called: napkin US and Canadian name: diaper
[C20: changed from napkin]

nappy

(ˈnæpɪ)
adj, -pier or -piest
1. having a nap; downy; fuzzy
2. (Brewing) (of alcoholic drink, esp beer)
a. having a head; frothy
b. strong or heady
3. dialect chiefly Brit slightly intoxicated; tipsy
4. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse) jumpy or irritable; nervy
n
(Brewing) any strong alcoholic drink, esp heady beer
ˈnappiness n
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nap•py3

(ˈnæp i)

adj. -pi•er, -pi•est.
1. covered with nap; downy.
2. (of hair) kinky.
[1490–1500; see nap 2, -y 1]
nap′pi•ness, n.

nap•py4

(ˈnæp i)

n., pl. -pies. Chiefly Brit.
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nappy

- Describing a beer that has a head and is foaming—or a person who is slightly intoxicated.
See also related terms for intoxicated.
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nappy

diaper
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

Nappy

A shallow dish with sloping sides and a flat bottom used for cooking or serving food.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:Nappy - garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist]nappy - garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
Adj. 1. nappy - (of hair) in small tight curls
curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"
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nappy

noun diaper, napkin I changed the baby's nappy.
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Translations
حِفَاظُ الطِّفْل فوطَة الطِّفْل، قِماط
plenkaplena
ble
vindotuko
vaippa
pelena
bleyja
おむつ
기저귀
incunabula
autiņi
plenica
blöja
ผ้าอ้อมเด็ก
tã

nappy

[ˈnæpɪ]
A. N (Brit) → pañal m
the baby's got a dirty nappy → el niño tiene caca
leave the dirty nappies to soak → pon los pañales sucios a remojo
B. CPD nappy liner N → gasa f
nappy rash N → irritación f
to have nappy rash → estar escaldado
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nappy

[ˈnæpi] n (British) → couche fnappy liner n (British) → protège-couche mnappy rash n → érythème m fessier
to have nappy rash → faire de l'érythème fessier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

nappy

n (Brit) → Windel f
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nappy

[ˈnæpɪ] n (Brit) → pannolino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nappy

(ˈnӕpi) – plural ˈnappies – noun
(American ˈdiaper) a piece of cloth or paper put between a baby's legs to soak up urine etc. doek, luier فوطَة الطِّفْل، قِماط пелена fralda plenka die Windel ble πάνα pañal mähe کهنه بچه vaippa couche חיתול लंगोट छोटे बच्चे का pelena pelenka popok bleyja pannolino おむつ 기저귀 palutė autiņi kain lampin luier bleie pieluszka پمپر دماشومانو د پاره fralda пеленка; подгузник plienka plenica pelena blöja ผ้าอ้อม çocuk bezi 尿布 підгузок; пелюшки بچے کا رومال tã lót 尿布
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Nappy

→ حِفَاظُ الطِّفْل plenka ble Windel πάνα pañal vaippa couche pelena pannolino おむつ 기저귀 luier bleie pielucha fralda подгузник blöja ผ้าอ้อมเด็ก bebek bezi tã 尿片
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He says that with over 90,000 households using disposable nappies, Wales is producing 27,000 tonnes of this material each year which is over 140 million nappies per year and it is estimated to take 500 years for a nappy to fully decompose in landfill.
Councillor calls for Merthyr Tydfil to introduce nappy recycling scheme; Currently seven Welsh councils operate the scheme and Councillor Darren Roberts wants Merthyr to join them
He said that with more than 90,000 households using disposable nappies, Wales is producing 27,000 tonnes of this material each year which is over 140 million nappies per year and it is estimated to take 500 years for a nappy to fully decompose in landfill.
Council urged to set up nappy scheme
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Cloth nappies have been around for centuries, and have come a long way from the towelling squares and nappy pins of my childhood.
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The niftyTommee Tippee Sangenic Tec Nappy Disposal Tubholds up to 28 nappies at any one time, and the cleverly designed gadget helps keep your clean and tidy by killing 99 per cent of germs and bad smells.
Amazon offering free Tommee Tippee nappy bin worth [pounds sterling]30 all this month - but there's a catch; Savvy shoppers can claim a free Tommee Tippee nappy bin when spending [pounds sterling]10 or more at Amazon throughout October
Coun Blake Pain, county council cabinet member for environment and transport said: "Real nappy trial kits allow parents and carers to try before they buy.
Real nappy kits being offered free of charge for trial
Jodie Foster said Skylan, who is almost two, was left with what looked like chemical burns and blisters around the back of his legs and on his bottom within half-an-hour of her putting him in the nappy - one of a pack of own-brand nappies she bought from the Wilko store in New Street, Huddersfield.
'My baby screamed in agony' MOTHER CLAIMS NAPPY LEFT HER SON WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE CHEMICAL BURNS
We go to change the nappy an hour later and these pictures are the results.
nappies SCRAPPED OVER BABY BLISTERS; Asda pull own brand product for tests after dad claims on Facebook that son had reaction to diapers
Bridgend County Borough Council has teamed up with 'The Nappy Gurus - Bridgend' to subsidise starter kits so that they can be bought for PS25 instead of the RRP of PS50.
Half-price offer tempts parents to choose 'real nappies'