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Definitions for Napkin

[1] a small piece of cloth or paper, usually square, for use in wiping the lips and fingers and to protect the clothes while eating.
[2] sanitary napkin.
[3] Chiefly British . a diaper.
[4] Scot. and North England . a handkerchief.
[5] Scot. a kerchief or neckerchief.
[6] Also called: table napkin a usually square piece of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth, etc; serviette
[7] rare a similar piece of cloth used for example as a handkerchief or headscarf
[8] a more formal name for nappy 1
[9] a less common term for sanitary towel

Words related to Napkin

cloth, towel, wipe, doily, serviette

Words nearby Napkin

napier's bones, napier-hastings, napierian, napierian logarithm, napiform, napkin, napkin ring, naples, naples yellow, napo, napoleon

Origin of Napkin

1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to nape tablecloth (< Middle French nappe < Latin mappa napkin) + -kin; cf. map

Word origin for Napkin

C15: from Old French, from nape tablecloth, from Latin mappa small cloth, towel; see map

Synonyms for Napkin

cloth, towel, doily, serviette, wipe, moist towelette