diaper service

English

Etymology

From diaper +‎ service.

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ(ə)pɚˌsɝ.vɪs/
  • Hyphenation: dia‧per ser‧vice, di‧a‧per ser‧vice
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪs

Noun

diaper service (countable and uncountable, plural diaper services)

  1. (Canada, US, countable) A commercial service that supplies clean cloth diapers to parents and collects soiled ones for laundering (washing) and reuse.
    Synonym: (Commonwealth, Ireland) nappy service
    • 1937 October, “DY-DEE WASH”, in Fred C. Goodcell, editor, San Francisco Municipal Record‎[1], volume XI (advertisement), page 33:
      San Francisco's Original Hygienic Diaper Service
      BABIES BELONG TO THE FUTURE: WASHING DIAPERS AT HOME … TO THE PAST
    • 1969 October 10, “Prepare For The Baby While You Wait”, in Daily-Independent Journal, volume 109, number 173, page 18:
      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.
    • 1997, Theresa Rodriguez Farrisi, Diaper Changes: The Complete Diapering Book and Resource Guide, 1 edition, Homekeepers Publishing, →ISBN, page 9:
      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.
    • 2015 February 10, Kate Calamusa, “Diaper Stork Brings Parents Convenient Alternatives”, in Seattle Magazine‎[2]:
      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.
  2. (Canada, US, uncountable) The supplying and laundering of cloth diapers, as carried out by a diaper service.
    • 1943 May 14, Beatrice Fairfax, “O.P.A. Can't Put Itself Above Stork”, in Mansfield News-Journal‎[3], volume 59, number 69, page 7:
      The diapermen seem to be having the last word—doctor's prescriptions now include diaper service.

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