Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. (context US English) A generic term applied to various skin rash in the diaper area.
WordNet
n. dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's diapers [syn: diaper dermatitis]
Usage examples of "diaper rash".
My own immediate plans for the goose grease involved a salve of wild sarsaparilla and bittersweet for burns and abrasions, a364 Diana Gabaldonmentholated ointment for stuffy noses and chest congestion, and something soothing and pleasantly scented for diaper rash-perhaps a lavender infusion, with the juice of crushed jewelweed leaves.
Yesterday, I couldn't help it, I wet myself, and by the time he showed up, damned if I didn't have diaper rash.
It meant changing the crib sheet, but at least it wouldn't make the diaper rash worse.
Life had been so simple, he thought, when all he'd had to worry about was diaper rash and teething.
People desperate for an answer will look at livor mortis, at purge fluids, even at diaper rash, and assume child abuse.
At the very worst, the baby may have a constant diaper rash, and that will only happen if the baby's skin is very sensitive or if the mamma is a sloven about keeping him clean.
Billy was dripping sweat, and he knew that when he got home he'd have a hell of a diaper rash, and Mother would say, &ldquo.