Dictionary

diaper service en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdaɪ(ə)pɚˌsɝ.vɪs/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From diaper + service.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, countable) A commercial service that supplies clean cloth diapers to parents and collects soiled ones for laundering (washing) and reuse.
   • Setting up your diaper arrangements will not take real effort on your part. Profession­al diaper services will send you literature and use the time of your pregnancy to make a careful comparison of what each service offers, and then decide in favor of one or none if you plan to use your own washing machine and dryer. 1969 October 10, “Prepare For The Baby While You Wait”, in Daily-Independent Journal, volume 109, number 173, page 18:
   • San Francisco's Original Hygienic Diaper Service BABIES BELONG TO THE FUTURE: WASHING DIAPERS AT HOME … TO THE PAST 1937 October 14, “DY-DEE WASH”, in Fred C. Goodcell, editor, San Francisco Municipal Record, volume XI (advertisement), page 33:
   • Diaper Stork aims to streamline the process with static pricing not dependent on the number of diapers used, unlike many other diaper services, as well as online ordering and a "wash my stash" option for couples who want to buy their own diaper supply, but eschew the dirty laundry. 2015 February 10, Kate Calamusa, “Diaper Stork Brings Parents Convenient Alternatives”, in Seattle Magazine:
   • Oh, people, we've got it easy! What's a little rinsing in the toilet, with indoor plumbing after all, and a load or two a week? Or letting a diaper service do virtually all the work for you? You don't even need the venerable clothesline anymore. 1997, Theresa Rodriguez Farrisi, Diaper Changes: The Complete Diapering Book and Resource Guide, 1 edition, Homekeepers Publishing, →ISBN, page 9:
2. (Canada, US, uncountable) The supplying and laundering of cloth diapers, as carried out by a diaper service.
   • The diapermen seem to be having the last word—doctor's prescriptions now include diaper service. 1943 May 14, Beatrice Fairfax, “O.P.A. Can't Put Itself Above Stork”, in Mansfield News-Journal, volume 59, number 69, page 7:

Forms

Relateds

diaperman · diaper library · diaper bank

Synonyms

nappy service