changing table

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changing table

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Alternative forms

• changing-table

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ ˈteɪbəl/

Etymology

From changing (“present participle of change: to put a clean diaper on (someone)”) +‎ table (“furniture with a flat top surface to accommodate a variety of uses”).

Noun

changing table (plural changing tables)

1. A small raised platform designed to allow a person to change someone's diaper.

   Synonyms: baby changing station, change table, (Canada, US) diaper deck, diaper table, (Commonwealth, Ireland) nappy table

   Hypernyms: diaper changer, nappy changer

Related terms

• baby change
• changing mat
• changing pad

Translations

Small raised platform for changing a diaper

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 嬰兒換衣臺 / 婴儿换衣台 (yīng'ér huànyītái) Czech: přebalovací pult Esperanto: vindotablo Finnish: hoitopöytä, vaipanvaihtopöytä French: table à langer (fr) f German: Wickeltisch (de) m Greek: αλλαξιέρα (el) f (allaxiéra) Hungarian: pelenkázó Italian: fasciatoio m Japanese: おむつ交換台 (おむつこうかんだい, omutsu kōkandai) Polish: przewijak (pl) m Russian: пелена́льный сто́лик m (pelenálʹnyj stólik) Spanish: cambiador m Swedish: skötbord (sv) Turkish: alt değiştirme masası

See also

• 🚼 (pictogram for a changing table)

External links

• “changing table”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “changing table” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “changing table”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.