diaper
noun
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
diapers
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pluralof diaper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof diaper (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
diapernouna piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
Example Sentences
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In April, the centers announced they would eliminate providing diapers, formula and meals — but reversed the decision amid objections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
He sold Quidsi, an e-commerce site for diapers and other household goods, to Amazon in 2011, and later sold Jet.com, another online retailer, to Walmart for $3.3 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
At the beginning of this year, we wrapped him in diapers, since he no longer knew how to get outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
They managed to find diapers, bottles of water, toilet paper and some food.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Dinner’s on the table. Their diapers are in their room. I should be back in about two hours. Any questions?”
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
