disposable diaper

noun

1. 1. Archaic cloth or fabric with a woven pattern of repeated small figures, such as diamonds
   2. a napkin, towel, etc. of such cloth
   3. such a pattern, as in art
2. 1. a soft, absorbent cloth folded and arranged between the legs and around the waist of a baby to absorb and contain excretions
   2. a piece of absorbent material with a waterproof outer layer, having the same function but intended to be discarded after a single use
      in full, disposable diaper

Origin: ME < OFr diapre, diaspre, kind of ornamented cloth < ML diasprum, flowered cloth, altered (after dia-, dia-, because of ML pronun. of initial j-) < jaspis < L iaspis, jasper

transitive verb

1. to give a diaper design to
2. to put a fresh diaper on (a baby)