"pampers" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pampers [plural]
Etymology: Genericized trademark of Pampers, itself from pamper. Etymology templates: {{gentrade|en}} Genericized trademark Head templates: {{en-noun|pampers}} pampers (plural pampers)
  1. (informal) A diaper or nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent). Tags: informal Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: pamper, Pampers Derived forms: pamps
    Sense id: en-pampers-en-noun-QGpRShYi Disambiguation of Clothing: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pampers
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pamper Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: pamper
    Sense id: en-pampers-en-verb-qDTHaVaN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1988, Hunger Emergency in America: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the Committee on Agriculture and the Domestic Task Force of the Select Committee on Hunger, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office, page 133:",
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          "ref": "2022 August 13, Griffin Conant, “NFL Preseason odds: Cowboys vs. Broncos prediction, odds and pick – 8/13/2022”, in ClutchPoints:",
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