nappy check

English

Etymology

From nappy +‎ check.

Noun

nappy check (plural nappy checks)

  1. (Commonwealth, uncommon) Synonym of diaper check (“the action of inspecting a person's diaper to see if it is wet or soiled”).
    • 1983 November, Nursing Times‎[1], volume 157, IPC Specialist and Professional Press, page 41:
      Hourly nappy check and toileting.
    • 2004, Maureen Daly, Elizabeth Byers, Wendy Taylor, Early Years Management in Practice: A Handbook for Early Years Managers, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 121:
      It may be helpful to turn this around and fit nappy checks, for example, around activities, or changing children when needed rather than all together (although snacks and mealtimes are less flexible). Experience has shown that children who are changed when needed receive more individual care and higher quality one-to-one interaction.
    • 2006, Emma Neale, Relative Strangers, Random House New Zealand, →ISBN, page 54:
      Ha! Yes, the nappy checks, the belches, the spills! The way they all quietly cheered Toby's burps, as if each were a champagne cork popping!

Usage notes

  • The term diaper check is considerably more common in American English than nappy check is in Commonwealth English.
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