nappy C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈnæpi/ UK /ˈnæpi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a baby's diaper; or (of hair) tightly curled and frizzy She changed the baby's nappy before putting him down for his nap. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a baby's diaper; or (of... diaperfrizzykinkycurlyfuzzyknotty ↔ Opposites straightsmoothsleek Word family Related forms napnappiness Etymology AI details From nap ('the raised pile or fuzzy surface of cloth', from Middle Dutch noppe, 'down, tuft') plus -y; the British 'diaper' sense is a diminutive of napkin. noppe Middle Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nappy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnæpi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnæpi/ ## Meanings 1. a baby's diaper; or (of hair) tightly curled and frizzy ## Examples - She changed the baby's nappy before putting him down for his nap. ## Synonyms - diaper - frizzy - kinky - curly - fuzzy - knotty ## Antonyms - straight - smooth - sleek ## Related Forms - nap - nappiness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: noppe ## Etymology From nap ('the raised pile or fuzzy surface of cloth', from Middle Dutch noppe, 'down, tuft') plus -y; the British 'diaper' sense is a diminutive of napkin. ## AI Etymology Nappy comes from nap ('the raised pile or fuzzy surface of cloth', from Middle Dutch noppe, 'down, tuft') plus -y; the British 'diaper' sense is a diminutive of napkin. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun and adjective, it denotes "a baby's diaper; or (of hair) tightly curled and frizzy", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Middle Dutch noppe. Related words include nap, nappiness. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown