"changing table" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ ˈteɪbəl/ Forms: changing tables [plural], changing-table [alternative]
Etymology: From changing (“present participle of change: to put a clean diaper on (someone)”) + table (“furniture with a flat top surface to accommodate a variety of uses”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|changing|table|t1=present participle of change: to put a clean diaper on (someone)|t2=furniture with a flat top surface to accommodate a variety of uses}} changing (“present participle of change: to put a clean diaper on (someone)”) + table (“furniture with a flat top surface to accommodate a variety of uses”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} changing table (plural changing tables)
  1. A small raised platform designed to allow a person to change someone's diaper. Synonyms: baby changing station, change table, diaper deck [Canada, US], diaper table, nappy table [Commonwealth, Ireland] Hypernyms: diaper changer, nappy changer Related terms: baby change, changing mat, changing pad, 🚼︎ (english: pictogram for a changing table) Translations (Small raised platform for changing a diaper): 嬰兒換衣臺 /婴儿换衣台 (yīng'ér huànyītái) (Chinese Mandarin), přebalovací pult (Czech), vindotablo (Esperanto), hoitopöytä (Finnish), vaipanvaihtopöytä (Finnish), table à langer [feminine] (French), Wickeltisch [masculine] (German), αλλαξιέρα (allaxiéra) [feminine] (Greek), pelenkázó (Hungarian), fasciatoio [masculine] (Italian), おむつ交換台 (omutsu kōkandai) (alt: おむつこうかんだい) (Japanese), przewijak [masculine] (Polish), пелена́льный сто́лик (pelenálʹnyj stólik) [masculine] (Russian), cambiador [masculine] (Spanish), skötbord (Swedish), alt değiştirme masası (Turkish)

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