diaperwear

English

Etymology

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

Noun

diaperwear (uncountable)

1. (very rare) Diapers (as a category of clothing); different types of diapers, such as disposables or cloth diapers, considered collectively.
   • 1986, “Laurels & Lemons”, in Dick Needham, editor, compiled by Joana Jebsen, Ski Magazine‎^[1], volume 50, number 5, Times Mirror Company, →ISSN, Polypropylene, page 138:

     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.

   • 1991, E–The Environmental Magazine‎^[2], Earth Action Network, page 86:

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

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

     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.

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

     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.