nightie

Definition

A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed.

Etymology

From night + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Example Sentences

• "I was too embarrassed to answer the door in my nightie."
• "The clip shows the 67-year-old enfant terrible of French letters in pyjamas lying on a bed next to a woman in a nightie, smoking and laughing."

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