nappy.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
A diminutive in -y. The base is probably napkin but possibly French nappe directly (note that napkin is already a diminutive).
To put a nappy on.
The mother nappied the baby.
Where this word comes from
A diminutive in -y. The base is probably napkin but possibly French nappe directly (note that napkin is already a diminutive).
Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)
Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English nap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nappy From nap + -y.
A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English nap, from Old English hnæp, hnæpp, hnæpf (“cup, bowl”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“bowl, goblet, cup”). See hanaper.
Foamy; having a large head.
Nervous, excitable.
A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.
Brittle.
Where this word comes from
Related to knap.
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