On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:08:45 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>wrote in message ...
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>On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 05:25:56 -0800, "Cheri" >
>wrote:
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>>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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>>No, it's not. I've heard "nappy headed" for years. I have never heard
>>any native-born American refer to diapers as "nappies".
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
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>>I have never heard an American call them nappies either, but I sure have
>>heard *nappy* used other ways.
>>
>>Cheri
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>You've never heard nappy as baby talk for taking a snooze (nappy
>time), you've probably never had children. My cats have nappy
>blankies.
>
>==
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>We talk about having a 'nap' which is a short sleep, but nothing to do with
>'nappies'.

"nap" as in sleep comes from Germanic
"napkin" comes from Latin, via French