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BNC: 10336 COCA: 25775

nappy

1 nappy /ˈnæpi/ adjective
nappier; nappiest
1 nappy
/ˈnæpi/
adjective
nappier; nappiest
Learner's definition of NAPPY
US, informal, of hair
: having many tight bends or curls(头发)卷曲的
2 nappy /ˈnæpi/ noun
plural nappies
2 nappy
/ˈnæpi/
noun
plural nappies
Learner's definition of NAPPY
[count] British
BNC: 10336 COCA: 25775

nappy

1 of 4

adjective

nap·​py ˈna-pē How to pronounce nappy (audio)
nappier; nappiest
1
of hair, informal + sometimes offensive : naturally coarse and tightly coiled : kinky sense 1
He looks hip and relaxed in jeans and a floppy salt-and-pepper sweater, a soul patch beneath his lower lip, his hair cropped short and stylishly nappy. Jeffrey Tayler
A Nova Scotia court martial heard contrasting views from witnesses Monday on whether a white reservist's use of the word "nappy" to describe a black co-worker's hair was intended as a racial slur. The Calgary Herald
In "Nappy Hair," the 51-year-old Herron, who is black, tells how her uncle taught her to celebrate her hair—and her culture. The controversy caught her by surprise, since Herron does not regard the word "nappy," or frizzy, as negative. Lisa Meyer
2
: having a hairy, fuzzy, or downy surface
Press velvets, velours, corduroy, or other nappy fabrics on the wrong side; don't let the iron rest on the fabric. Consumer Reports
Thrift and resale shops are no longer a haven for nappy sweaters and faded blue jeans. Natalie Boehme

nappy

2 of 4

noun (1)

plural nappies
chiefly British

nappy

3 of 4

noun (2)

plural nappies
: a rimless shallow open serving dish

nappy

4 of 4

noun (3)

chiefly Scotland
: liquor
specifically : ale

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

nap entry 3

Noun (1)

napkin + -y entry 4

Noun (2)

English dialect nap bowl, from Middle English, from Old English hnǣpp; akin to Old High German hnapf bowl

Noun (3)

obsolete nappy, adjective, foaming

First Known Use

Adjective

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

1927, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1731, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nappy was circa 1550
BNC: 10336 COCA: 25775
nappy

noun

(BrE)  see also diaper ADJECTIVE | VERB + NAPPY | NAPPY + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEclean乾淨的尿布wet濕尿布dirty, soiled髒尿布;弄髒的尿布smelly難聞的尿布disposable一次性尿布reusable, washable可重複使用的尿布;可洗尿布cloth, terry布質/毛巾尿布VERB + NAPPYhave on, wear墊着尿布change換尿布I'd just changed the baby's nappy.我剛給寶寶換了尿布。put on墊上尿布remove去掉尿布wash洗尿布dispose of扔掉尿布NAPPY + NOUNchange, changing換尿布pin尿布別針rash尿疹PREPOSITIONin nappy用尿布Isn't he rather old to be still in nappies?他現在這麼大了難道還要用尿布?

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