pamper

Etymology

From Middle English pamperen (“to cram with food”), from Middle Dutch *pamperen (“to cram with food”), frequentative of *pampen (“to stuff”), from Proto-Germanic *pamp- (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (“round object”), equivalent to pamp + -er. Cognate with West Flemish pamperen (“to cram with food, overindulge”), Middle Low German pampen (“to stuff oneself”), dialectal German pampfen (“to cram”), dialectal Danish pampe (“to boast, brag”).

verb

1. (transitive) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
2. (dated) To feed luxuriously.

noun

1. Alternative form of pampers.
   “[…]And let me get you some more panties. I got all sizes. You look like about a size four,” she comments going to another cabinet. “Now, when you put these on after you wash up and the medicine kicks in, the maxi-pad goes on the inside of your panties on the bottom to catch all that blood coming out of your tail.” She must be crazy. I gotta wear a pamper. 2002, Mirika Mayo Cornelius, Secret, Akirim Press
   The jacket is his exact size, fitting him just right, but his pants are two sizes too small. They’re hugging him extra tight. His butt is exploding out of them, causing it to look like he’s wearing a pamper. 2003, Al-Saadiq Banks, Sincerely Yours: The Conclusion, True 2 Life Publications
   There were popes, proctologists, a pyramid, a plant, a peanut-butter boy, a pygmy, a baby wearing a pamper, a picture, pimps and prostitutes. 2009, Beryl Doiron with Bernie Doiron, “Ethiopia — Into the Hills”, in RusticoRiders Cycle Africa: From Cairo to Cape Town, AuthorHouse, page 68
   “She’s… soiling her pamper. Have you changed a pamper before?” “Just on my dolls, and I was ten the last time I’d done it.” Allyson grinned while saying, “That’s not the same. I’ll go grab a pamper and the wipes, and I’ll show you how to change Sonya’s pamper.” 2011, Gerald Pruett, chapter 11, in Legacy: The Mark of Merlin, British Columbia: CCB Publishing, page 206
   One of the ladies said, “Look at his pants when he turns around. It looks like he’s wearing a pamper.” Sure enough it looked like he was wearing a wet pamper. 2019, Noval Socram, In Just Cause Behind the Shadow, Page Publishing, Inc.
   You will have to wear a pamper because you will not be able to move.[…] 2021, Debbie Hollins, Living Within the Confinements of Lupus, WestBow Press
   A manhunt was launched for the child after a woman contacted police informing them that she had seen him walking unaccompanied while only wearing a pamper. 10 May 2022, “What to do if you see an unaccompanied or lost child”, in Loop, Digicel