also: むつき
noun
diaper; nappy
Modern standard word for a baby's diaper. The cross-reference おむつ is a more common synonym.
See also: おむつ
赤ちゃんのおしめを替える。
I change the baby's diaper.
Archaic meanings. Sense 2 refers to traditional swaddling clothes; sense 3 refers to a loincloth. Both are historical and not used in modern Japanese.
昔は、赤ん坊を襁褓でくるんでいた。
In the old days, babies were wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Rare kanji form; also read むつき.
Rare kanji form with reading むつき.
Rare kanji form.
More common modern word for diaper; おしめ is slightly less frequent but still widely understood.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 襁褓 is a Chinese compound for swaddling clothes, and 御湿 is an ateji-like spelling. The reading おしめ may be related to 湿 (shime, 'moisture'), but this is speculative.