To sign 'diaper', place both hands down near your waist or upper hips. Form a modified 'U' handshape on both hands by extending your index and middle fingers together and extending your thumbs. Repeatedly tap your extended fingers and thumbs together. The motion looks just like you are fastening safety pins on both sides of a traditional cloth diaper.
Sign BABY, NEED, CLEAN, and then DIAPER down at your waist.
Sign YOU, CHANGE, DIAPER, while raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign WE, NEED, BUY, MORE, and finish with the sign for DIAPER.
Sign BABY, NEED, CLEAN, and then DIAPER down at your waist.
Sign YOU, CHANGE, DIAPER, while raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign WE, NEED, BUY, MORE, and finish with the sign for DIAPER.
Yes, 'diaper' is a two-handed sign. Using both hands accurately represents fastening both sides of a diaper at the hips.
Yes, the exact same sign is used for adult diapers. The context of your conversation will make it clear who the diaper is for.
While some signers might use a simple pinch with just the index finger and thumb, the standard and most clearly recognized version uses both the index and middle fingers tapping the thumb.
