noun
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of nightie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Phrase guide
nighty
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phrase
Meaning 2
Good night; abbreviation of nighty night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English night Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nighty From night + -y (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 nighty From night + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).