diaper rash
noun
a reddish inflammation of the buttocks occurring in infants usually as a result of irritation by ammonia formed as a breakdown product of urine.
diaper rashes
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pluralof diaper rash.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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When Kirstie Rickert’s daughter was born a preemie two years ago, diaper rashes were a major and relentless struggle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Daughter Jenny is a pediatrician who marries three times and buries herself in runny noses, diaper rashes and colic.
From Time Magazine Archive
She let Desdemona worry about the diaper rashes and whooping coughs, the earaches and nosebleeds.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
