nappy

nappy
noun
(Brit.) Windel, die
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['næpi]
plural - nappies; noun
((American diaper) a piece of cloth or paper put between a baby's legs to soak up urine etc.) die Windel
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nap·py
[ˈnæpi]
I. n Windel f
I knew him when he was still in nappies ich kannte ihn schon, als er noch in den Windeln lag
cloth \nappy Stoffwindel f
disposable \nappy Wegwerfwindel f, Pampers® f
II. adj AM hair lockig, kraus
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['npɪ]
n (Brit)
Windel f
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nappy1 [ˈnæpı] adj Br besonders Bier:
a) mit Schaum(krone)
b) stark, berauschend
nappy2 [ˈnæpı] s besonders Br Windel f:
change a baby’s nappy ein Baby wickeln;
be out of nappies aus dem Wickelalter heraus sein;
nappy rash MED Windelekzem n
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noun
(Brit.) Windel, die
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(UK) n.
Windel -n f.

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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

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  • nappy — (BrE) noun ⇨ See also ↑diaper ADJECTIVE ▪ clean ▪ wet ▪ dirty, soiled ▪ smelly ▪ dispo …   Collocations dictionary

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