Guest guest Report post Posted March 10, 2000 Hi thanks - to you and the others - for replying. <br><br>A nappy is, according to the graphic description in my dictionary (!) "a piece of towelling or other absorbent material wrapped round a baby to absorb or retain urine or faeces", i.e. the word we Brits use for a diaper (which etymologically come from Greek "dia" and "aspros", presumably meaning "white all the way through" - at first). <br><br>It is an abbreviation of "napkin", which the British tend to call a "serviette", which is the French word for a hand towel, etc. etc. Interestingly I see that the US expression for what we call a "sanitary towel" is "sanitary napkin". Why not sanitary diaper? Aren't words fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
