Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nappy bank

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: nap-py bank
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of diaper bank (“a charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it”).

Example Sentences

"Today, she shows me into the unused disabled toilet, a makeshift home for the “nappy bank” they are now operating. People who can’t afford to buy a pack of nappies can come here and buy a handful to get them to the end of the week."
"Within a few days, she said, Mowbray had arranged to have over 265,000 nappies from Kiwi brand Rascal & Friends, which Zuru distributes internationally, sent to nappy banks and hospitals in New York and Texas."
"Naturally, some have taken to the phone-in shows to complain about the volume of media attention lavished on this trivia, decrying such warped priorities when food banks are joined by warm banks, bedding banks and nappy banks, and when homeless people shiver on the streets."

Etymology

From nappy + bank (“a safe and guaranteed place of storage for, and retrieval of, important items or goods”).

Inflected Forms

nappy banks (plural)

Synonyms

diaper bank

Questions

What does nappy bank mean?: Synonym of diaper bank (“a charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it”).
Where does nappy bank come from?: From nappy + bank (“a safe and guaranteed place of storage for, and retrieval of, important items or goods”).

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