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nappy(UK)
verbs
wear a nappy
• She doesn't wear nappies anymore; she's toilet trained.
have a nappy on
• He was three and a half, so he didn't have a nappy on.
change a nappy
(= take off a baby's dirty nappy and put on a clean one )
• My husband hardly ever changes the baby's nappies.
put on a nappy
(= put a nappy on a baby )
• I put a clean nappy on her half an hour ago.
take off a nappy
(= take off a baby's nappy )
• Come on, let's take this dirty nappy off.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + nappy
dirty/soiled
• Where shall I put the dirty nappy?
wet
• She had been left in a wet nappy all day.
dry/clean
• I changed him into a dry nappy.
a disposable nappy
(= one that is meant to be used once and thrown away )
• Disposable nappies are harmful to the environment.
a cloth nappy
(= one made of cloth, that you can wash and use again )
• New cloth nappies are easily washable.
nappy + NOUN
nappy rash
(= sore skin caused by wet nappies )
• He's got really bad nappy rash at the moment.
phrases
be out of nappies
(= to no longer wear nappies, but use the toilet instead )
• Is George out of nappies yet?
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