booster pad
nounEtymology From booster + pad.
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A diaper insert, especially a large one in the shape of a pad that is typically used overnight or for adult incontinence.
- Both disposable and reusable small insert pads are available without a waterproof backing for use as a booster pad or with a plastic-backed garment.1993, Nursing Times, volume 89, numbers 1–13, Macmillan Publishers, page 62:
- I'm using a proper Kooshies cotton booster pad at night or when she's drinking a lot, plus a flushable liner when I expect something pretty gross to occur shortly.1998 May 21, KarCun, “Kooshies - tips needed”, in misc.kids (Usenet):
1 more example
- "Those kinds of products have a waterproof backing. So when you put a male guard into a diaper, the, um, liquid can't flow into the padding of the diaper. Instead it just spills over the sides." This made sense. Dolly recommended a booster pad, which had no such backing, and therefore would provide the added absorbency I was seeking.2014, Susan Allen Toth, No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days, University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page: