"diaper bank" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: diaper banks [plural]
Etymology: From diaper + bank (“a safe and guaranteed place of storage for, and retrieval of, important items or goods”). First attested 3 February 1962 (see quotations) in an article concerning an early diaper bank founded in Pinellas County, Florida, in the United States in August 1960. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|diaper|bank|t2=a safe and guaranteed place of storage for, and retrieval of, important items or goods}} diaper + bank (“a safe and guaranteed place of storage for, and retrieval of, important items or goods”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} diaper bank (plural diaper banks)
  1. (Canada, US) A charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it. Wikipedia link: Pinellas County, diaper bank Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: nappy bank

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