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nappy bucket

nappy bucket noun: synonym of diaper pail.

Noun

nappy bucket (plural nappy buckets)

  1. (Commonwealth) Synonym of diaper pail.
    • MARMET Perambulator, special Marshall and Snelgrove cradle with mattress on stand and folding playpen, all near perfect cond.; bath on folding stand, nappy bucket, &c.1951 February 24, “Small Adverts. continued from preceding page”, in Liverpool Echo, page B2
    • Why has America produced, for example, no female artists of the stature of Raphael or Michaelangelo,^([sic]) nor France, say, an epic poet like Cervantes or Murillo? […] I have my own answer. I think the missing ladies are back at the kitchen sink and the nappy bucket, by virtue of their...1975, New Scientist, volume 65, page 93
    Synonyms:
    diaper pail

Examples of nappy bucket in a sentence

  • I think the missing ladies are back at the kitchen sink and the nappy bucket, by virtue of their temperament and certain inescapable dictates of physiology, if not by inclination.1975, New Scientist, volume 65, page 93:
  • A nappy bucket is a dangerous source of water for toddlers.2006, Susan Dignan, Lyndal Taylor, Parenting with Care, Pascal Press, →ISBN, page 28:
  • The traditional advice used to be to soak nappies in a nappy bucket before washing, however this is no longer the case.2021, Jen Gale, The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting: Guilt-free Eco-ideas for Raising Your Kids, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN...

Synonyms of nappy bucket

Forms of nappy bucket

pluralnappy buckets

Questions about nappy bucket

What does nappy bucket mean?
Nappy bucket means synonym of diaper pail.
How do you use nappy bucket in a sentence?
I think the missing ladies are back at the kitchen sink and the nappy bucket, by virtue of their temperament and certain inescapable dictates of physiology, if not by inclination.
What part of speech is nappy bucket?
Nappy bucket is a noun.
What is the plural of nappy bucket?
The plural of nappy bucket is nappy buckets.

Words near nappy bucket in the dictionary

  1. nappy bags
  2. nappy bank
  3. nappy banks
  4. nappy bin
  5. nappy bins
  6. nappy bucket
  7. nappy buckets
  8. nappy cake
  9. nappy cakes
  10. nappy changer
  11. nappy changers

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