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baby-changing station en · NOUN

Etymology

From baby + changing + station.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US) A baby's changing table.
   • It is important that everyone realizes that you are recovering from major surgery as well as from childbirth. You should get as much rest as possible and eat well. Have a baby-changing station upstairs and downstairs and have them at a height where you do not have to bend over to reach the baby. 1987, Nicky Wesson, Pregnancy and Childbirth: Your Right to Have It Your Own Way, Thorsons Publishing Group, →ISBN, pages 157–158:
   • Just six months after initially moving through the PA House, legislation that would expand access to baby-changing stations into men's restrooms passed Tuesday. […] The State Rep. Scott Conklin-backed bill looked to address a growing concern for fathers and male caregivers, as many find a lack of changing tables in their restrooms, presenting issues while out with their children. House Bill 1558 would require the stations to be installed in certain public buildings in newly constructed or renovated restrooms. 2026 April 14, Cortney Raynor, “Bill that aims to expand men’s restroom baby-changing stations passes PA House”, in WTAJ-TV:
   • Visitors can expect plenty of amenities at The Living Desert, including two cafe-style restaurants, two gift shops, and plenty of restrooms with baby-changing stations. The paved paths are wheelchair and stroller-accessible. 2009, Liz Hamill Scott, Southern California, 4 edition, Moon Publications, →ISBN, page 163:
   • I sat her down on the baby-changing station.
   • With an effort, not using her hands, she tipped herself back on to her feet. Carried him across to the baby-changing station by the window. It was quite a number, in green and orange, with a strap to hold him safe and lots of drawers for different things: nappies, bags for the dirty ones, wipes, cream 2010, Mo Hayder, Gone, Grove Atlantic, →ISBN, page 334:
   • The well-designed public restroom recognizes that babies need to be attended to. Baby-changing stations, located in both the male and female restrooms, are conveniences that help parents keep everyone happy. A baby-changing station should be located out of the public eye, with diaper-disposal and cleanup facilities provided. 1994, Margaret Wylde, Adrian Baron-Robbins, Sam Clark, Building for a Lifetime: The Design and Construction of Fully Accessible Homes (Fine Homebuilding), Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 276:
   • Mascorro met the health inspector at the McDonald's, along with Hot Springs County Deputy Sheriff Shayna Cox and her drug-detection K-9. Cox deployed the dog in the men’s restroom, and the K-9 alerted to drug presence in the baby changing station. 2023 October 5, Clair McFarland, “Thermopolis Cop Cleared In Fatal Shooting, But Illegally Broke Into Home”, in Cowboy State Daily:
2. (Canada, US) Synonym of baby change (“a room or enclosure containing a baby's changing table; (loosely) any semi-public baby-changing area”).
   • Police received reports at about 8.30pm on Thursday of a fire in the baby changing station at Nicholas Everitt Park which caused damage to equipment within the facility. 2025 August 4, Cameron Reid, “Dispersal order issued after multiple females spotted setting fire to rubbish at Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft”, in Suffolk News:
   • We walked into a baby-changing station.

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Synonyms

baby change · baby change