"in diapers" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in diapers, {{en-PP}} in diapers
  1. (idiomatic, figurative) In the very early stages of development. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-in_diapers-en-prep_phrase-ocPC6Fa8 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: wearing a diaper, or needing to wear diapers. Translations (Translations): en pañales (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-in_diapers-en-prep_phrase-smHNz1yN Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 7 93
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