LAP

noun

1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered

verb

1. To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
2. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.