napkin

n.

1. A piece of cloth or absorbent paper used at table to protect the clothes or wipe the lips and fingers.
2. A cloth or towel.
3. A sanitary napkin.
4. Chiefly British. A diaper.

[Middle English : Old French nape, nappe, tablecloth; see nappe + -kin, -kin.]

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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

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - serviet, hygiejnebind

idioms:

• napkin ring    servietring

Nederlands (Dutch)
servet, luier, doekje, maandverband

Français (French)
n. - serviette, (GB) couche de bébé

idioms:

• napkin ring    anneau de serviette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Serviette, Windel, Wischtuch, Damenbinde

idioms:

• napkin ring    Serviettenring

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πετσέτα φαγητού, χαρτοπετσέτα, πάνα (βρέφους)

idioms:

• napkin ring    κρίκος πετσέτας φαγητού

Italiano (Italian)
tovagliolo, pannolino

idioms:

• napkin ring    portatovagliolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guardanapo (m), babador (m), fralda (f)

idioms:

• napkin ring    argola para guardanapos

Русский (Russian)
салфетка, пеленка

idioms:

• napkin ring    кольцо для салфетки

Español (Spanish)
n. - servilleta, pañal

idioms:

• napkin ring    servilletero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - servett, blöja, handduk, dambinda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
餐巾, 尿布, 餐巾纸

idioms:

• napkin ring    套餐巾用的小环

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 餐巾, 尿布, 餐巾紙

idioms:

• napkin ring    套餐巾用的小環

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 냅킨, 기저귀

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ナプキン, おむつ, 生理用ナプキン

idioms:

• napkin ring    ナプキンリング

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المنديل وبخاصه منديل المائدة ( من قماش او ورق)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפית (לסעודה), חיתול‬

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