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noun
A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
phrase
Alternative form of nighty (“good night”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Synonyms: nightgown, gown, night-robe, nightdress
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lingerie, intimate apparel, nightwear, sleepwear, nightclothes
History
From night + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókwts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Proto-West Germanic *nahti Old English niht Middle English nyght English night Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English nightie From night + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).
