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noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
garments designed to be worn in bed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: sleepwear, nightclothes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
Narrower terms: nightgown, gown, nightie, night-robe, nightdress, nightshirt, pajama, pyjama, pj's, jammies
History
Etymology tree English night Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English nightwear From night + -wear.
