nappy
IPA: nˈæpi
noun
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
- A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
- (obsolete) A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.
verb
- (transitive) To put a nappy on.
adjective
- Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
- (US, informal, sometimes offensive) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)
- (rare) Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
- (of a drink) Foamy; having a large head.
- (of a horse) Nervous, excitable.
- (Scotland) brittle
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Examples of "nappy" in Sentences
- The nappy surface is then moistened.
- If we are going to worry about nappy.
- They will do anything to avoid changing a nappy.
- Have Nappy Boy point as a redirect to the article.
- Another, light to medium brown skin and nappy hair.
- And only wild, black, nappy, frizzy locks are truly dread.
- A wealthy businessman and owner of the rival barbershop Nappy Cuts.
- Failure to change a nappy on a regular enough basis can result in nappy rash.
- It is also a slang term for the result of a bowel movement in a baby's nappy.