nightie

English

Alternative forms

• nighty

Etymology

From night +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪti/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aɪti

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• off like a bride's nightie

Translations

sleeping garment worn by women — see nightgown

See also

• lingerie
• negligee

Phrase

nightie

1. Alternative form of nighty (“good night”)

Anagrams

• Hignite, thingie