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nappy
1[ nap-ee ]
noun
- liquor, especially ale.
nappy
2[ nap-ee ]
noun
- a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food.
nappy
3[ nap-ee ]
nappy
4[ nap-ee ]
noun
- a diaper.
nappy
1/ ˈnæpɪ /
noun
- 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
nappy
2/ ˈnæpɪ /
adjective
- having a nap; downy; fuzzy
- of alcoholic drink, esp beer
- having a head; frothy
- strong or heady
- dialect.slightly intoxicated; tipsy
- (of a horse) jumpy or irritable; nervy
noun
- any strong alcoholic drink, esp heady beer
Derived Forms
- ˈnappiness, noun
Other Words From
- nappi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of nappy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of nappy1
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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