tampon
[ˈtʰæmpɒn]US[ˈtʰæmpɑn]
tampon noun: a plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
Noun
tampon (plural tampons)
- A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
- The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.1987, Amy C Lee Wong, Factors affecting growth of Staphylococcus aureus and production of toxic shock syndrome-1
- I examined a tampon, from the outside only without removing the wrapper because I did not want to waste one, and considered aloud the consequences of pushing the offensively shaped object into my vagina.1988, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 145
- Synonyms:
- vampire's teabag
- A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum.
- An inking pad used in lithographic printing.
Verb
tampon (third-person singular simple present tampons, present participle tamponing or (dated) tamponning, simple past and past participle tamponed or (dated) tamponned)
tampon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay
tampon in Hindi
- a plug of cotton or other absorbent material
- तंपन tampan
tampon in Tamil
- அடைப்புபஞ்சுருண்டை, தக்கை அடைப்பான், பஞ்சுத்தக்கை
tampon in Arabic
- a plug of cotton or other absorbent material
- سِدَادَة sidāda, سِدَادَة قُطْنِيَّة sidāda quṭniyya, تامْپون tampon
tampon in Malay
- a plug of cotton or other absorbent material
- tampon
More languagesFewer languages
- tampon in Indonesian
- tampon
- tampon in Persian
- تامپون tâmpon
- tampon in Thai
- แทมพอน tɛm-pɔ̂n, ผ้าอนามัย pâa-à-naa-mai, ผ้าอนามัยแบบสอด pâa-à-naa-mai bɛ̀ɛp sɔ̀ɔt
- tampon in Vietnamese
- tăm-bông, nút gạc
Examples of tampon in a sentence
- Tampons can be small or large, slender or thick. From “slender” to “super”, you can pick the size that matches your flow.
- She was also wearing what she called a blood diaper, having run out of tampons.
- Flat 77, any time before seven, and maybe you can bring everyone some tampons.
Synonyms of tampon
Forms of tampon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tampons |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tampons |
| present participle | tamponing |
| past participle | tamponed |
| past | tamponed |
| present participle (dated) | tamponning |
| past participle (dated) | tamponned |
| past (dated) | tamponned |
Origin of tampon
First attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappō (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Old High German zapfo (“stopper”), Old English tæppa (“stopper”). Doublet of tampion. More at tap.
Words formed from tampon
Words that rhyme with tampon
Questions about tampon
- What does tampon mean?
- Tampon means a plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
- What is tampon in Hindi?
- Tampon in Hindi is तंपन (tampan). See Tampon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tampon?
- Tampon can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce tampon?
- Tampon is pronounced [ˈtʰæmpɒn] (UK).
- What is the plural of tampon?
- The plural of tampon is tampons.
Words near tampon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tampon (page history and authors); tampon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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