nightie

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English

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Etymology

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From night +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɪti/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪti

Noun

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nightie (plural nighties)

  1. (informal) A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed.
    I was too embarrassed to answer the door in my nightie.
    • 2023 March 28, Philip Oltermann, “Michel Houellebecq sex film to be released despite attempt to stop it”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      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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Phrase

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nightie

  1. Alternative form of nighty (good night)

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