- A piece of cloth or absorbent paper used at table to protect the clothes or wipe the lips and fingers.
- A cloth or towel.
- A sanitary napkin.
- Chiefly British. A diaper.
[Middle English : Old French nape, nappe, tablecloth; see nappe + -kin, -kin.]
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[Middle English : Old French nape, nappe, tablecloth; see nappe + -kin, -kin.]
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
to protect clothing; wipe mouth
Synonyms: table napkin, serviette
Meaning #2:
garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
Synonyms: diaper, nappy
A napkin or serviette is a rectangle of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth while eating. It is usually small and folded. The word comes from Middle English, borrowing the French nappe—a cloth covering for a table—and adding -kin, the diminutive suffix.
Conventionally the napkin is folded and placed to the left of the place setting, outside the outermost fork. In an ambitious restaurant setting or a caterer's hall, it may be folded into more or less elaborate shapes and displayed on the empty plate. A napkin may also be held together in a bundle (with cutlery) by a napkin ring.
Great inventions or ideas are stereotypically first conceived on a paper napkin. An example of such an idea is J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
A napkin is also a small scarf placed on the head by a woman entering a Roman Catholic Church as a conventional token of modesty. This practice is largely extinct in modern times.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - serviet, hygiejnebind
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Nederlands (Dutch)
servet, luier, doekje, maandverband
Français (French)
n. - serviette, (GB) couche de bébé
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Serviette, Windel, Wischtuch, Damenbinde
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πετσέτα φαγητού, χαρτοπετσέτα, πάνα (βρέφους)
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Italiano (Italian)
tovagliolo, pannolino
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - guardanapo (m), babador (m), fralda (f)
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Русский (Russian)
салфетка, пеленка
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Español (Spanish)
n. - servilleta, pañal
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - servett, blöja, handduk, dambinda
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
餐巾, 尿布, 餐巾纸
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中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 餐巾, 尿布, 餐巾紙
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ナプキン, おむつ, 生理用ナプキン
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) المنديل وبخاصه منديل المائدة ( من قماش او ورق)
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מפית (לסעודה), חיתול
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