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washable diaper

washable diaper noun: synonym of cloth diaper.

Noun

washable diaper (plural washable diapers)

  1. Synonym of cloth diaper.
    • For those who insist on the old-fashioned washable diaper, laundry services have developed schedules in New York on which diapers of 5,000 babies are picked up three times each week.1937, The Literary Digest, volume 123, Funk & Wagnalls, page 20
    • If you ask any woman over the age of sixty how she coped with menstruation when she was young, she is bound to refer with some resentment to the washable diaper.1975, Hilary C. Maddux, Menstruation, Tobey Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 81
    Synonyms:
    cloth diaper

Synonyms of washable diaper

Forms of washable diaper

pluralwashable diapers

Origin of washable diaper

Due to cloth diapers being reusable after washing.

Questions about washable diaper

What does washable diaper mean?
Washable diaper means synonym of cloth diaper.
What part of speech is washable diaper?
Washable diaper is a noun.
What is the plural of washable diaper?
The plural of washable diaper is washable diapers.

Words near washable diaper in the dictionary

  1. Washabaugh
  2. Washabaughs
  3. washabilities
  4. washability
  5. washable
  6. washable diaper
  7. washable diapers
  8. washable nappies
  9. washable nappy
  10. washableness
  11. washables

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