diaperwear

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noun

Diapers (as a category of clothing); different types of diapers, such as disposables or cloth diapers, considered collectively.

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noundiaperwear (uncountable)
  1. CanadaUSrareuncountableDiapers (as a category of clothing); different types of diapers, such as disposables or cloth diapers, considered collectively.

    Diaperwear Deluxe Pre-Fold 100% Cotton Diapers Flannel Inner & Outer

    1991, E–The Environmental Magazine, Earth Action Network, page 86
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    Johan Mikkelsen, president of Lifa, a Norwegian company now owned by Helly-Hansen, first developed the fiber for use in diaperwear. It then occurred to him, an avid cross-country skier, that polypropylene's non-absorbent yet breathable characteristics would be ideal for long underwear in active sports.

    1986, “Laurels & Lemons”, in Dick Needham, editor, compiled by Joana Jebsen, Ski Magazine, volume 50, number 5, Times Mirror Company, →ISSN, Polypropylene, page 138

    Diaperwear that can't help but appeal to its youngest customers. Shop by diaper type, including swim, double, and pull-ups, or make your selection based on size.

    2004, Barbara Kasser, Frank Fiore, 2005 Online Shopping Directory For Dummies, Wiley, →ISBN, page 140

    I've only just accepted myself as I am (mostly) and I will NOT willingly return to the Fallujah of Self-Esteem. Or the Battle of the Bulge. Pick your favorite war. And I'm totally not ready for any Gandhiesque weaving of my own diaperwear.

    2012, Kathryn Blume, Dancing to the Beat of the Great Green Heart, KBI Press, →ISBN, page 65

    Synonyms: nappywear

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDiapers (as a category of clothing); different types of diapers, such as disposables or cloth diapers, considered collectively.

Similar
nappywear
Also see
nappywear

Origin

From diaper + -wear (“used to form nouns denoting clothing”).

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