pool diaper

English

Etymology

From pool +‎ diaper, and so-called because the diaper is made to be worn in the pool.

Noun

pool diaper (plural pool diapers)

1. (Canada, US, rare) Synonym of swim diaper.
   • 2007, Lisa Whelchel, Taking Care of the Me in Mommy: Becoming a Better Mom: Spirit, Body and Soul, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 169:

     Keep bags handy and already stocked with essentials for places you frequent. For instance you may prepare a few specific bags that contain some of the following items: [...] The pool—swimsuits, towels, sunscreen, book to read, sun-glasses, pool and sand toys, hat, change of clothes for kids, goggles, water wings, pool diapers, etc.

   • 2015, Jeff Stimpson, Alex: The Fathering of a Preemie, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, page 251:

     "Alex, you're going swimming," I kept repeating well into the locker room. He must have wondered why [a] T-shirt, denim shorts, diaper, and sandals were swept away right here in the middle of the day, and replaced with a pool diaper and flowered shorts with a string in front.

   • 2020, Vincent Capodicci, Jr., The Old Dad, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 113:

     The water temperature breaks 85 by the end of June and by the end of July gets up in the 90s, so there's little chance of Collin getting cold. And since he's still in diapers and not mobile enough for pool diapers, we just strip him down and put him in naked. Turns out the kid loves to skinny dip, so right off the bat he's just like his dad.