dyaper

dyaper

English

Noun

dyaper (plural dyapers)

  1. Obsolete form of diaper

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dyapre, diaspre, from Medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum, from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːapər/, /ˈdiːaprə/

Noun

dyaper (uncountable) (rare)

  1. Fabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or emblems.
  2. (rare) A piece of clothing made of such fabric.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: diaper
  • Scots: dyper

References

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