diaper: Meaning and Definition of

dia•per

1. a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
2. Also calleda linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small, constantly repeated figures, as diamonds.
3. Also calledsuch a pattern, originally used in the Middle Ages in weaving silk and gold.

1. to put a diaper on.
2. to ornament with a diaperlike pattern.