English Explanatory Dictionary

diaper wrap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) in order to prevent leakage through the fabric.”).
  2. A diaper, designed chiefly for incontinent dogs, that wraps around the animal's waist.

Word forms

diaper wrap diaper wraps

Etymology

From diaper + wrap. First sense probably from the Diaper Wrap patented product filled by American inventor Marion Donovan on 19 January 1949 (see quotations).

Synonyms

plastic pants diaper cover nappy cover nappy wrap pilchers waterproof pants
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