nappy

Etymology 1
Probably shortened from (but possibly a corruption of 🇨🇬, since napkin is already a diminutive).

Noun

 * 1)  An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.

Synonyms

 * diaper
 * napkin

Verb

 * 1)  To put a nappy on.

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1) Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
 * 2) * 1950, US District Courts, US Court of Claims, US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Federal Supplement, Volume 89, |%22nappies%22+-intitle:%22nappy%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22nappy%22|%22nappies%22+-intitle:%22nappy%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lEq7T5eDHsahiAfInJyCCQ&redir_esc=y page 438,
 * The original accused device, as was the patented device, was made of cotton flannel with a nappy surface on each side,.
 * 1)  Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy
 * 2)  Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
 * 1)  Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
 * 1)  Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
 * 1)  Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
 * 1)  Inclined to sleep; sleepy.

Translations

 * Maori: perehunga


 * Finnish:, käkkäräinen
 * Russian: ,

Etymology 3
From, from , , , from , from. See.

Noun

 * 1) A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.

Adjective

 * 1)  Foamy; having a large head.
 * 2)  Nervous, excitable.

Noun

 * 1)  A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.
 * 2) * 1827, R. Charlton, Newcastle Improvements, in T. Thompson, et al. A Collection of Songs, Comic and Satirical, Chiefly in the Newcastle Dialect, |%22nappie%22|%22nappies%22+earthenware+OR+glass+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4KS8T7PAI8qfiQeP9sjjDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22nappy%22|%22nappie%22|%22nappies%22%20earthenware%20OR%20glass%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 151,
 * Aw′ve seen when we′ve gyen iv a kind, freenly way / To be blithe ower a jug o′ good nappy—
 * 1) * 1857, Hugh Miller, The Cruise of the Betsey, 2009, Echo Library, |%22nappier%22|%22nappiest%22+earthenware+OR+glass+OR+ale+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=c7e8T9DPKse3iQf7jd3NDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22nappy%22|%22nappier%22|%22nappiest%22%20earthenware%20OR%20glass%20OR%20ale%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 248,
 * Weel do I mind that in a′ our neeborly meetings—bridals, christenings, lyke-wakes an′ the like,—we entertained ane anither wi′ rich nappy ale;. But the tea has put out the nappy; an′ I have remarked, that by losing the nappy we lost baith ghaists an′ fairies.

Etymology 5
Related to.

Adjective

 * 1)  brittle