cloth nappy

English

Noun

cloth nappy (plural cloth nappies)

1. (UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of cloth diaper.
   • 1962, Nursing Mirror and Midwives Journal, volume 114, IPC Specialist and Professional Press, page XVIII:

     Golden Babe Disposable Napkins—unlike the old cloth nappies—are are specially shaped to give the baby freedom to kick and stretch.

   • 1986, Carol Howland, The First-time Parent's Survival Guide, Thorsons Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 82:

     Sterilizing powder for soaking nannies; and about two dozen cloth nappy liners or several packets of disposable liners (to throw away after bowel movements or wash when wet only).

   • 2007, Penny Tassoni, Kate Beith, Kath Bulman, Harriet Eldridge, CACHE Level 3 in Child Care and Education Student Book, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 207:

     Fitted cloth nappies resemble disposable nappies in shape and are designed with extra thickness at the position of urination.