playsuit

English

playsuit (2)

Etymology

play +‎ suit

Noun

playsuit (plural playsuits)

1. A one-piece stretch garment worn by very young children.
   • c. 1950, Philip K. Dick, Voices From the Street, published 2007, →ISBN:

     Like Marsha, his hair was tinged a faint rusty red. Sound asleep in a chair in the corner was a small girl, perhaps three, in a rumpled playsuit.

2. A one-piece item of clothing for women.
   • 2007 May 10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     To some, the very word "playsuit", with its frolicsome associations, will induce the conviction that this is not an item of clothing to be seen alive in. But playsuits are the natural second stage of the shorts revolution.

   • 2010, Mary Beth Klatt, Chicago's Fashion History: 1865–1945, →ISBN:

     The playsuit combines shorts, a skirt, and a backless bodice.

3. A one-piece undergarment for women.

Translations

single item of clothing

• French: combishort (fr) m, combi-short (fr) m
• Italian: tuta corta f