Meanings
plural pool nappies
- CommonwealthIrelandrareSynonym of swim diaper.
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Many parents might baulk at the idea of teaching babies as young as three months to swim. Apart from the hassles of pool nappies, cold change rooms and chlorine in little ones' eyes, it might seem counterintuitive, as well as highly stressful for parents and babies, to teach bubs to swim before they can even crawl.
2024, Chris Baker, Swimming Sydney: A Tale of 52 Swims, NewSouth, →ISBN, unnumbered pageSynonyms: swim diaper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of swim diaper.
Origin
From pool + nappy, because the nappy is made to be worn in a swimming pool.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
pool nappy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pool%20nappy
“pool nappy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pool%20nappy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pool nappy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pool%20nappy.
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