changing table

chang·ing ta·ble
/ˌt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ.ɪŋˈteɪ.bəl/

noun

A small raised platform designed to allow a person to change someone's diaper.

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change tablediaper deckdiaper tablenappy table
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Meanings

nounchanging table (plural changing tables)

plural changing tables · alternative changing-table

  1. A small raised platform designed to allow a person to change someone's diaper.

    Synonyms: change table, diaper deck, diaper table, nappy table

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small raised platform designed to allow a person to change someone's diaper.

Similar
change tablediaper deckdiaper tablenappy table
Also see
change tablediaper tablenappy table

Origin

From changing (“present participle of change: to put a clean diaper on (someone)”) + table (“a piece of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground to accommodate a variety of uses”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 嬰兒換衣臺 /婴儿换衣台
  • 嬰兒換衣臺 /婴儿换衣台 (yīng'ér huànyītái)Small raised platform for changing a diaper
Czech přebalovací pult
  • přebalovací pultSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
Esperanto vindotablo
  • vindotabloSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
Finnish hoitopöytä, vaipanvaihtopöytä
  • hoitopöytäSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
  • vaipanvaihtopöytäSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
French table à langer
  • table à langerSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
German Wickeltisch
  • WickeltischSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
Greek αλλαξιέρα
  • αλλαξιέρα (allaxiéra)Small raised platform for changing a diaper
Hungarian pelenkázó
  • pelenkázóSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
Italian fasciatoio
  • fasciatoioSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
Japanese おむつ交換台
  • おむつ交換台 (omutsu kōkandai)Small raised platform for changing a diaper
Polish przewijak
  • przewijakSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
Russian пелена́льный сто́лик
  • пелена́льный сто́лик (pelenálʹnyj stólik)Small raised platform for changing a diaper
Spanish cambiador
  • cambiadorSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
Swedish skötbord
  • skötbordSmall raised platform for changing a diaper
Turkish alt değiştirme masası
  • alt değiştirme masasıSmall raised platform for changing a diaper

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with changing table

tableablecablelabelenableunablestabledisableunstablefablesablebabelMabelgablevtablebistablechaebolrelabelastablechange tablediaper tabledrink tableinablekettle cable
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Cite this entry
APA

changing table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changing%20table

MLA

“changing table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changing%20table. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “changing table,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changing%20table.

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