单词 | nappy valley |
释义 | > as lemmasnappy valley nappy valley n. [after happy valley n. at happy adj. and n. Compounds 3] (a name for) a district or neighbourhood inhabited by a large number of families with young children. ΚΠ 1959 Kensington Post 27 Mar. 6/2 Sir Humfrey spoke of the young people in the new towns. ‘The age of the average member of the working public in Basildon is just over 24 years against 36 years in the United Kingdom generally.’ The birth rate was correspondingly high. One street had been nicknamed ‘Nappy Valley’ and there was a roaring business for prams. 1972 A. Mitchell Pavlova Paradise 34 [Wellington's suburbs] are all thoughtfully hidden away..in the isolation ward of the Hutt Valley and its satellites such as Wainuiomata (or Nappy Valley as the locals have it). 1985 Courier Mail (Brisbane) 7 Aug. 41/1 A study of ‘nappy valley’ mothers and their lack of knowledge about the health care of their families has inspired a course. 2001 Independent 3 Nov. (Mag.) 74 The young mums of south-west London must have cheered when this small café opened in ‘Nappy Valley’. 2009 Sunday Times (Nexis) 25 Jan. (Mag.) 32 This heavily residential enclave of northwest London is a nappy valley for the Portobello crowd once they pass 30 and start families. < as lemmas |
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