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nappy check

nappy check noun: synonym of diaper check (“the action of inspecting a person's diaper to see if it is wet or soiled”).

Noun

nappy check (plural nappy checks)

  1. (Commonwealth, uncommon) Synonym of diaper check (“the action of inspecting a person's diaper to see if it is wet or soiled”).
    • Hourly nappy check and toileting.1983 November, Nursing Times, volume 157, IPC Specialist and Professional Press, page 41
    • It may be helpful to turn this around and fit nappy checks, for example, around activities, or changing children when needed rather than all together (although snacks and mealtimes are less flexible). Experience has shown that children who are changed when needed receive more individual care and...2004, Maureen Daly, Elizabeth Byers, Wendy Taylor, Early Years Management in Practice: A Handbook for Early Years Managers, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 121
    Synonyms:
    diaper check

Examples of nappy check in a sentence

  • It may be helpful to turn this around and fit nappy checks, for example, around activities, or changing children when needed rather than all together (although snacks and mealtimes are less flexible).2004, Maureen Daly, Elizabeth Byers, Wendy Taylor, Early Years Management in Practice: A Handbook for Early Years Managers, Pearson...
  • Yes, the nappy checks, the belches, the spills!2006, Emma Neale, Relative Strangers, Random House New Zealand, →ISBN, page 54:

Synonyms of nappy check

Forms of nappy check

pluralnappy checks

Origin of nappy check

From nappy + check.

Questions about nappy check

What does nappy check mean?
Nappy check means synonym of diaper check (“the action of inspecting a person's diaper to see if it is wet or soiled”).
How do you use nappy check in a sentence?
It may be helpful to turn this around and fit nappy checks, for example, around activities, or changing children when needed rather than all together (although snacks and mealtimes are less flexible).
What part of speech is nappy check?
Nappy check is a noun.
What is the plural of nappy check?
The plural of nappy check is nappy checks.

Words near nappy check in the dictionary

  1. nappy buckets
  2. nappy cake
  3. nappy cakes
  4. nappy changer
  5. nappy changers
  6. nappy check
  7. nappy checks
  8. nappy cover
  9. nappy covers
  10. nappy cream
  11. nappy creams

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