baby-changing station

noun

A baby's changing table.

“We walked into a baby-changing station.”

Meanings

nounbaby-changing station (plural baby-changing stations)

plural baby-changing stations · alternative baby changing station

  1. CanadaUSA baby's changing table.

    I sat her down on the baby-changing station.

    5 more examples

    It is important that everyone realizes that you are recovering from major surgery as well as from childbirth. You should get as much rest as possible and eat well. Have a baby-changing station upstairs and downstairs and have them at a height where you do not have to bend over to reach the baby.

    1987, Nicky Wesson, Pregnancy and Childbirth: Your Right to Have It Your Own Way, Thorsons Publishing Group, →ISBN, pages 157–158

    The well-designed public restroom recognizes that babies need to be attended to. Baby-changing stations, located in both the male and female restrooms, are conveniences that help parents keep everyone happy. A baby-changing station should be located out of the public eye, with diaper-disposal and cleanup facilities provided.

    1994, Margaret Wylde, Adrian Baron-Robbins, Sam Clark, Building for a Lifetime: The Design and Construction of Fully Accessible Homes (Fine Homebuilding), Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 276

    Visitors can expect plenty of amenities at The Living Desert, including two cafe-style restaurants, two gift shops, and plenty of restrooms with baby-changing stations. The paved paths are wheelchair and stroller-accessible.

    2009, Liz Hamill Scott, Southern California, 4 edition, Moon Publications, →ISBN, page 163

    With an effort, not using her hands, she tipped herself back on to her feet. Carried him across to the baby-changing station by the window. It was quite a number, in green and orange, with a strap to hold him safe and lots of drawers for different things: nappies, bags for the dirty ones, wipes, cream

    2010, Mo Hayder, Gone, Grove Atlantic, →ISBN, page 334

    Mascorro met the health inspector at the McDonald's, along with Hot Springs County Deputy Sheriff Shayna Cox and her drug-detection K-9. Cox deployed the dog in the men’s restroom, and the K-9 alerted to drug presence in the baby changing station.

    2023 October 5, Clair McFarland, “Thermopolis Cop Cleared In Fatal Shooting, But Illegally Broke Into Home”, in Cowboy State Daily

    Synonyms: baby change

  2. CanadaUSSynonym of baby change (“a room or enclosure containing a baby's changing table; (loosely) any semi-public baby-changing area”).

    We walked into a baby-changing station.

    1 more example

    Police received reports at about 8.30pm on Thursday of a fire in the baby changing station at Nicholas Everitt Park which caused damage to equipment within the facility.

    2025 August 4, Cameron Reid, “Dispersal order issued after multiple females spotted setting fire to rubbish at Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft”, in Suffolk News

    Synonyms: baby change

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA baby's changing table.

nounSynonym of baby change (“a room or enclosure containing a baby's changing table; (loosely) any semi-public baby-changing area”).

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