diaper bank
diaper bank noun: a charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it.
Noun
diaper bank (plural diaper banks)
- A charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it.
- These are the members of the Fleet Reserve Auxiliary Unit 123, who for more than 18 months have maintained a diaper bank for the local health clinic. The project began in August, 1960.1962 February 3, Fran Brush, “A Very Important 'Bank': Their Project Is Pinned On Diapers”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 10-B
- The club maintains a Diaper Bank^([sic]) for Newborn Babies, and provides hand knitted sweaters and other clothing for needy youngsters. Among their other projects are camperships to the Salvation Army and the YMCA, and Thanksgiving and Christmas gift certificates for the needy.1975 November 11, “Fashions, Food And Cards”, in Women Morning Journal, Daytona Beach Morning Journal, page 3A
- Synonyms:
- nappy bank
Examples of diaper bank in a sentence
- Because of community need, a clothing bank and a formula/diaper bank was established.1998 March 12, “Family Link Celebrates Five Years Of Service”, in San Miguel Basin Forum, page 4:
- The main purpose of a diaper bank is to provide underserved families with free diapers; but many take this a step further by advocating on behalf of these families.2022 April 7, Megan Deaton, “How Diaper Banks Help Our Neighbors Meet Their Basic Needs”, in Forbes:
- Since its inception, TSTF has distributed more than 1.4 million books to families who need them, almost 200,000 through diaper banks alone.2024, Bill Clinton, Citizen: My Life After the White House, Penguin Random House, →ISBN, page 321:
Synonyms of diaper bank
Forms of diaper bank
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Origin of diaper bank
From diaper + bank (“a safe and guaranteed place of storage for, and retrieval of, important items or goods”). First attested 3 February 1962 (see quotations) in an article concerning an early diaper bank founded in Pinellas County, Florida, in the United States in August 1960.
Questions about diaper bank
- What does diaper bank mean?
- Diaper bank means a charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it.
- How do you use diaper bank in a sentence?
- Because of community need, a clothing bank and a formula/diaper bank was established.
- What part of speech is diaper bank?
- Diaper bank is a noun.
- What is the plural of diaper bank?
- The plural of diaper bank is diaper banks.
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