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pamp en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpæmp/

Etymology

From Middle English pampen, from Middle Low German pampen (“to pamper oneself, live luxuriously”), from Old Saxon *pampōn, from Proto-West Germanic *pampōn, from Proto-Germanic *pampōną (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (“round object”). Cognate with West Frisian pampe (“to stuff, cram”), Dutch pampen (“to cram”), German Low German pampen (“to crush, pound, stuff oneself”), German bampfen, pampen, pampfen (“to cram, gobble, eat greedily”), Norwegian Nynorsk pampa (“to stuff oneself, cram”), Swedish pampen (“stuffed, swollen up”). Compare also Saterland Frisian pämpelje (“to nurture, care for, feed”), West Frisian pampelje (“to pamper”), Dutch pampelen, pamperen (“to cram, pamper”).

Meanings

1. (archaic, transitive) To pamper.

Forms

pamp en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpæmp/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of pamper (“a diaper”).
   alt of pamper

Forms

Synonyms

nappy · omutsu · dipe · hippins · gamer pants · pampie · pamps · pamper · pamp · didee · diapy · diapee · Pampers · pampers · gaming pants · diap · dip · pamps · didie · pampie · napkin · didy · diddy · diapie · padding

pamp en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpæmp/

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) To put someone in a pamper (a diaper).

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