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nappy

1

[ nap-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.
  1. liquor, especially ale.


nappy

2
or nap·pie

[ nap-ee ]

noun

, plural nap·pies.
  1. a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food.

nappy

3

[ nap-ee ]

adjective

, nap·pi·er, nap·pi·est.
  1. Sometimes Offensive. (especially of a Black person's hair) tightly curled; kinky.
  2. covered with nap; downy.

nappy

4

[ nap-ee ]

noun

, British.
, plural nap·pies.
  1. a diaper.

nappy

1

/ ˈnæpɪ /

noun

  1. a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its urine and excrement Also callednapkin US and Canadian namediaper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


nappy

2

/ ˈnæpɪ /

adjective

  1. having a nap; downy; fuzzy
  2. of alcoholic drink, esp beer
    1. having a head; frothy
    2. strong or heady
  3. dialect.
    slightly intoxicated; tipsy
  4. (of a horse) jumpy or irritable; nervy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any strong alcoholic drink, esp heady beer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈnappiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • nappi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nappy1

First recorded in 1425–75; origin uncertain; probably from late Middle English noppi; nap 2, -y 1

Origin of nappy2

First recorded in 1730–35; Middle English nap, Old English hnæpf, hnæp “cup, bowl” (further origin uncertain) + -y 2

Origin of nappy3

First recorded in 1490–1500; nap 2 + -y 1

Origin of nappy4

First recorded in 1925–30; nap(kin) + -y 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nappy1

C20: changed from napkin
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Example Sentences

Three and half days after his birth/death, I undressed my son, changed his nappy, bathed him, and dressed him in an outfit.

Prince Harry showed he is still game for a laugh today when he attempted to change the nappy of a baby (doll) with just one hand.

A nappy change prompted high security alert on a recent United Airlines flight from DC to San Francisco.

Care, mad to see a man sae happy, E'en drown'd himsel' amang the nappy!

No nest box or pan is really needed, but many pigeon keepers use a nest bowl, called a nappy, of earthenware or wood fiber.

"Miss 'Bell needn't strut so big; she got short nappy har's well's I," said Nell, with a broad grin that showed her teeth.

She let her fingers wander up and down his cheek and across his shoulders and into his uneven nappy hair.

They had a pair of plates that for ugliness and price knocked the "ginuwine Hall nappy" higher 'n the main truck.

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