napkins

UK
/ˈnæpkɪnz/
US
/ˈnæpkɪnz/

Translations

napkinnoun

napkins

pl

napkins
pl
UK
/ˈnæpkɪn/
US
/ˈnæpkɪn/
servietteLinge de table; surtout dans le contexte des repas.
She placed a napkin on her lap before starting her meal.
Elle a posé une serviette sur ses genoux avant de commencer son repas.
serviette hygiéniqueUsage courant; également possible pour les protections hygiéniques féminines.
She packed a few sanitary napkins in her overnight bag.
Elle a mis quelques serviettes hygiéniques dans son sac pour la nuit.
Additional translations
langeEmploi archaïque ou dialectal, pour un lange de bébé.

Definitions

napkinnoun
A small piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe the fingers or lips and to protect garments.
She placed a napkin on her lap before starting her meal.
A sanitary towel or pad.
She packed a few sanitary napkins in her overnight bag.
Archaic or dialectal: a piece of soft cloth or absorbent material used to diaper a baby; a diaper.
In Victorian times, mothers laundered dozens of cloth napkins for their infants each week.