In Britain, the word 'nappy', short for baby napkin, became more popular and replaced it.
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noun, plural nap·pies. British. a diaper.
Why are diapers called "nappies" in England? Because the English word for the thing you wrap round a baby's bum is nappy.
Babe is simply a shortening of baby and is heard far more commonly in Britain today.
Nappies are called couches in France and Huggies and Pampers are both sold. Carrefour also sells Huggies Swim Nappies. For more tips on formula, food, sterilising and nappies/ changing overseas click here.
Diaper is what they use in North America, and Nappy is the word used in the UK & Ireland, Australia, NZ and many other Commonwealth countries.
loo [chiefly British] restroom. toilet.
THE LOO. The 'loo' is very common in the UK & Ireland, and is a safe and polite way to say toilet.
Noun. (slang) Diarrhoea/diarrhea. I've had the trots all morning and haven't been able to go out.
(Cockney rhyming slang) Excrement; the act of defecation. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pony, trap.
/ˈbɑː.mi/ behaving strangely, or very silly: Not another one of her barmy ideas!
It eventually gave its name to the cloth used to make diapers and then diapers itself. The name “diaper” stuck in the US and Canada. In Britain the word “nappy,” short for baby napkin, became more popular and replaced it.
Nappy, the modern BrE equivalent to (AmE) diaper, is a baby-talk version of napkin--though no one these days calls the things that you put on babies napkins.
Moses Basket – A Bassinet.
diaper (nappy):
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Alternative terms such as "briefs", "incontinence briefs", or "incontinence products" are also used.
/ˈnæpi/ (plural nappies) (British English) (North American English diaper) a piece of soft cloth or other thick material that is folded around a baby's bottom and between its legs to take in and hold its body waste.
/ˈdɪd. əmz/ something you say to show that you feel no sympathy for someone who is complaining about something: He called you a bad name, did he? Ah, diddums!
Zonked – is used when someone is sleeping or by someone who is expressing they are super tired. Zebra crossing – is often used to describe the black and white horizontal markings on the road where pedestrians can cross. Catch a few Zzzzzzzzzz – is used when you want to go to sleep.
Jobby (Job-eh)
Poo. Faeces or an insult. One of the best words in the Scottish language.
Gertie Gitana is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Banana!
Meaning of gippy tummy in English
an occasion when you suffer from stomach pains and diarrhea, especially while on vacation: It's a shame - he had (a) gippy tummy most of the time he was away.