"nighttime diaper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nighttime diaper.wav Forms: nighttime diapers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nighttime diaper (plural nighttime diapers)
  1. An extra bulky and absorbent diaper which is intended to be worn during sleep for prolonged wetting, usually by an infant or someone with urinary incontinence. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-nighttime_diaper-en-noun-1XBRt-1L Disambiguation of Clothing: 76 24
  2. A diaper or training pants intended to be worn during sleep to prevent bedwetting, often by young children. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-nighttime_diaper-en-noun-1s7d5S5E Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of American English: 25 75 Disambiguation of Canadian English: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: night diaper, overnight diaper, sleep diaper [informal], night nappy [Commonwealth, Ireland], nighttime nappy [Commonwealth, Ireland], overnight nappy [Commonwealth, Ireland], sleep nappy [Commonwealth, Ireland, informal]

Inflected forms

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