Dictionary

diaper table en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdaɪ(ə)pɚˌteɪ.bəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From diaper + table.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, uncommon) Synonym of changing table.
   • It didn't take long to spot the opportunities. While women in groups talked about changing babies at a diaper table, the truth was they changed them on beds, floors, and on top of washing machines in awkward positions. The researchers could see they were struggling with wipe containers and lotions requiring two hands. 2005 November 14, David Kiley, “Shoot the Focus Group”, in BusinessWeek, number 3959, McGraw-Hill Companies, page 121:
   • The best diaper tables prioritize hygiene, safety and convenience. If you find a change table close to a sink, or with disposable paper liners, you've really lucked out. 2025 September 8, Alina Jaffer, “Where Can Dads Change Diapers in Canada?”, in Today's Parent:
   • Three-member teams of Jacksonville firefighters, the CIT Global Employee Volunteer Program and Community Connections staffers successfully cleaned, powdered and diapered the dolls, dressed them in Onesies, strapped them into strollers, pushed the strollers across a parking lot, deposited their charges in playpens and returned them to the diaper table for a quick change. 2015 May 15, Beth Reese Cravey, “Burgers, diaper relay, tour introduces community to Community Connections”, in The Florida Times-Union:
   • Random cultures with material from various articles in the nurseries, such as lamp shades, baby cribs and diaper tables, were also positive for the same organism. Of 24 cultures from this entire group, 15 (63 per cent) were found to be type XIV by the bacteriophage method. 1951 April 14, Joseph Felsen, Joseph Lapin, William Wolarsky, Alfred J. Weil, Irving Fox, “Staphylococcic infections in hospital nurseries and paediatric wards”, in Clifford G. Grulee, editor, American Journal of Diseases of Children, volume 81, number 4, American Medical Association, page 537:
   • Diaper tables should be cleaned after every change. Each baby can have individual diapers, creams, and wipe cloths brought from home. Cribs and mats should have covers that are changed after use. 1983, Christine Z. Cataldo, Infant and Toddler Programs: A Guide to Very Early Childhood Education, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 90:

Forms

Synonyms

changing table · nappy table