"flat nappy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flat nappies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flat nappy (plural flat nappies)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, uncommon) Synonym of flat diaper (“a makeshift cloth diaper folded from a large piece of square or rectangular absorbent fabric, such as terry (coarse cotton), which is held in place by a diaper pin or other fastener”). Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncommon Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: flat diaper [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-flat_nappy-en-noun-7DT5Y2SN Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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