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nightgown

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nightdress, nightie

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A dressing gown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gown, nightie, night-robe, nightdress

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lingerie, intimate apparel, nightwear, sleepwear, nightclothes

History

Etymology

From Middle English nyght gowne. By surface analysis, night + gown.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: naghemp — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Azerbaijani: gecə köynəyi — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Azerbaijani: gecəlik — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Belarusian: начна́я кашу́ля (načnája kašúlja) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Bulgarian: нощница (noštnica) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Catalan: camisa de dormir — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 睡衣 (shuìyī) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 女睡衣 (nǚshuìyī) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 睡袍 (shuìpáo) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 女睡袍 (nǚshuìpáo) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 睡裙 (shuìqún) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Czech: noční košile — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Danish: natkjole — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Dutch: nachthemd — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Estonian: öösärk — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Finnish: yöpaita — sleeping garment worn by women
  • French: chemise de nuit — sleeping garment worn by women
  • French: nuisette — sleeping garment worn by women
  • French: liseuse — sleeping garment worn by women
  • French: robe de nuit — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Georgian: ღამის პერანგი (ɣamis ṗerangi) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • German: Nachthemd — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Greek: νυχτικιά (nychtikiá) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Hungarian: hálóing — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Irish: gúna oíche — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Italian: camicia da notte — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Japanese: ねまき (nemaki) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Japanese: ナイトガウン (naitogaun) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Macedonian: но́ќна ко́шула (nóḱna kóšula) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Macedonian: ноќница (noḱnica) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Maltese: libsa ta’ taħt — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Māori: kakamoe — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Māori: naiti — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nattkjole — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nattkjole — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Polish: koszula nocna — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Portuguese: camisola — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Romanian: cămașă de noapte — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Russian: ночна́я руба́шка (nočnája rubáška) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Russian: ночна́я соро́чка (nočnája soróčka) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Russian: ночну́шка (nočnúška) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Serbo-Croatian: спава̀ћица — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Serbo-Croatian: spavàćica — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Slovak: nočná košeľa — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Slovene: spalna srajca — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Spanish: camisón — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Swedish: nattlinne — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Swedish: särk — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Swedish: nattskjorta — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Turkish: gecelik — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Ukrainian: нічна́ соро́чка (ničná soróčka) — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Volapük: neitavomajit — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Volapük: neitajit — sleeping garment worn by women
  • Yiddish: נאַכטהעמד (nakhthemd) — sleeping garment worn by women