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maxipad

maxipad noun: a sanitary napkin designed to handle particularly heavy flow.

Noun

maxipad (plural maxipads)

  1. A sanitary napkin designed to handle particularly heavy flow.
    • Lifesavers, purse-size Kleenex package, eyeliner, wallet, three Luna bars, a half-liter bottle of water, lip gloss, a tube of hand cream, a spare maxipad in its pink plastic sleeve, her notebook, three pens and a highlighter, cell phone, a book of wedding matches, her Timex with the broken strap—2003, Judith Bowen, West of Glory, page 129
    • Selecting a maxipad: until your daughter is able to select appropriate maxipads on her own, use containers or drawers that are labeled according to which day of her period it is, and whether she is selecting a maxipad for daytime or nighttime wear.2009, Shana Nichols, Gina Marie Moravcik, Samara Pulver Tetenbaum, Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum, page 116

Forms of maxipad

pluralmaxipads
alternative formmaxi-pad

Origin of maxipad

From maxi- + pad.

Questions about maxipad

What does maxipad mean?
Maxipad means a sanitary napkin designed to handle particularly heavy flow.
What part of speech is maxipad?
Maxipad is a noun.
What is the plural of maxipad?
The plural of maxipad is maxipads.

Words near maxipad in the dictionary

  1. Maximón
  2. Maxina
  3. Maxine
  4. maxing
  5. maxing out
  6. maxipad
  7. maxipads
  8. maxipok
  9. maxiprep
  10. maxipreparation
  11. maxipreparations

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