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cloth diaper

cloth diaper noun: a reusable diaper made of thick, durable cloth materials.

cloth diaper: a reusable diaper made of thick, durable cloth materials
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Noun

cloth diaper (plural cloth diapers)

  1. (Canada, US) A reusable diaper made of thick, durable cloth materials.
    • All mothers with infants reported the use of a regular cloth diaper made of cotton, and all reported a preference for cloth diapers made of this fiber.1951, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Mothers' Opinions of Fibers in Selected Items of Children's Clothing, United States Department of Agriculture, page 21
    • Indeed, parents had always complained about the odious laundering, folding, and storing of cloth diapers.1983 October 3, Bernice Kenner, “On Madison Avenue: The Bottom Line”, in New York, volume 16, number 39, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20

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Forms of cloth diaper

pluralcloth diapers
alternative Commonwealth UKcloth nappy

Questions about cloth diaper

What does cloth diaper mean?
Cloth diaper means a reusable diaper made of thick, durable cloth materials.
What part of speech is cloth diaper?
Cloth diaper is a noun.
What is the plural of cloth diaper?
The plural of cloth diaper is cloth diapers.

Words near cloth diaper in the dictionary

  1. clotburs
  2. clote
  3. cloth
  4. cloth cap
  5. cloth caps
  6. cloth diaper
  7. cloth diapers
  8. cloth hall
  9. cloth halls
  10. cloth nappies
  11. cloth nappy

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