英和和英

名詞

diaper table (plural diaper tables)

1. (Canada, US, uncommon) Synonym of changing table.

   Synonym: (Commonwealth, Ireland) nappy table

   • 1951 April, 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:

     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.

   • 1983, Christine Z. Cataldo, Infant and Toddler Programs: A Guide to Very Early Childhood Education, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 90:

     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.

   • 2005 November 14, David Kiley, “Shoot the Focus Group”, in BusinessWeek‎, number 3959, McGraw-Hill Companies, page 121:

     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.