"change table" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒˈteɪ.bəl/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: change tables [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪbəl Etymology: From change (“a diaper change: the replacement of a soiled diaper with a clean one”) + table, probably as an alteration of changing table. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|change#Noun|table|t1=a diaper change: the replacement of a soiled diaper with a clean one}} change (“a diaper change: the replacement of a soiled diaper with a clean one”) + table Head templates: {{en-noun}} change table (plural change tables)
  1. (uncommon) Synonym of changing table. Tags: uncommon Synonyms: changing table [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-change_table-en-noun-en:diaper_changing_surface Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Diapers

Inflected forms

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          "text": "If you don't buy an actual change table, you can adapt other pieces of furniture; for example, a chest of drawers or waist-high, flat-topped shelving (if it's wide enough). These must be covered either with layers of toweling or with a homemade, or purchased, mattress in order to be soft enough for your baby.",
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