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diaper

/ˈdaɪpə/DIGH-pur
/ˈdaɪpɚ/DIGH-pur

Meaningajasper

Common meaning: absorbent garment for a baby

Journey through time

  1. Italiandiaspro‘ajasper’source
  2. Latiniaspidemsource
  3. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsajasper → patterned clothdiapré‘patterned cloth’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftspatterned cloth → absorbent garment for a babydiaper‘absorbent garment for a baby’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian diaspro ‘ajasper’.

Roots

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