pilch

A baby wears a soft pilch over their diaper.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A flannel or felt wrapper for infants: "pilch" refers to a triangular or rectangular piece of flannel or felt used to wrap around a baby's diaper area, serving as an outer covering or additional absorbent layer.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The mother carefully folded the pilch around the baby's cloth diaper. (A flannel or felt wrapper used for infants.)
  • In the 19th century, a pilch was a common item in a baby's layette. (An outer covering for diapers.)

Advanced Usage

• "pilch" (historical context): This term is largely archaic and is rarely used in modern English, except in historical or antique contexts related to baby care.
  • The vintage baby care manual recommended using a pilch made of soft wool. (Describing an old-fashioned diaper covering.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pilch (n, obsolete): Also sometimes spelled "piltch," though this variant is extremely rare.
  • The old dictionary listed "piltch" as a synonym for pilch. (An alternate spelling.)

Synonyms

• Diaper cover: a modern term for a waterproof or absorbent layer over a diaper.
• Nappy wrap: a British synonym for a covering over a nappy (diaper).

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