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Noun: nappy  na-pee
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: diaper)
  1. Garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
    "She changed the baby's nappy before putting him down for a nap";
    - diaper [N. Amer], napkin
Adjective: nappy (nappier,nappiest)  na-pee
  1. (of hair) in small tight curls
    "The humidity made her normally straight hair become nappy";
    - crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky

Derived forms: nappiest, nappies, nappier

See also: curly

Type of: garment

Encyclopedia: Nappy