a piece of soft cloth or other thick material that is folded around a baby’s bottom and between its legs to absorb and hold its body wasteI'll change her nappy.a disposable nappy (= one that is made to be used once only)nappy rashIsn’t he rather old to be still in nappies?Wordfinderbabybaby,birth,child,dummy,feed,incubator,nappy,pram,premature,teetheCollocationsChildrenHaving a baby/childwant a baby/a child/kidsstart a familyconceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/childmiss your periodbecome/get/be/find out that you are pregnanthave a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a familyhave a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birthbe in/go into/induce labour (especially US English) laborhave/suffer/cause a miscarriagegive birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twinsParentingbring up/(especially North American English)raise a child/familycare for/(especially British English)look after a baby/child/kidchange(British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a babyfeed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a babybe entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leavego back/return to work after maternity leaveneed/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcarebalance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family lifeeducate/teach/home-school a child/kidpunish/discipline/spoil a child/kidadopt a baby/child/kidoffer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption(especially British English)foster a child/kidbe placed with/be raised by foster parentsOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveclean,wet,dirty,…verb + nappyhave on,wear,change,…nappy + nounchange,changing,pin,…prepositionin nappySeefull entrySee related entries:BabiesWord Originearly 20th cent.: abbreviation of napkin.
