cloth diaper

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Noun

cloth diaper (plural cloth diapers)

  1. (chiefly Canada, US) A reusable diaper made of thick, durable cloth materials.
    Synonyms: washable diaper, (slang) fluff
    Antonym: disposable diaper
    • 1951, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Mothers' Opinions of Fibers in Selected Items of Children's Clothing‎[1], United States Department of Agriculture, page 21:
      All mothers with infants reported the use of a regular cloth diaper made of cotton, and all reported a preference for cloth diapers made of this fiber.
    • 1983 October 3, Bernice Kenner, “On Madison Avenue: The Bottom Line”, in New York‎[2], volume 16, number 39, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20:
      Indeed, parents had always complained about the odious laundering, folding, and storing of cloth diapers.
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    • 2019 June 27, Anna Momigliano, “What I wish they'd told me before I started using cloth diapers”, in The Washington Post‎[3]:
      I talked to a father in South Africa who had to give up cloth diapers because of a drought.

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