nightie
/ˈnaɪti/
nightie noun: a woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed. Also the alternative form of nighty.
Noun
nightie (plural nighties)
- A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed.
- I was too embarrassed to answer the door in my nightie.
- 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.2023 March 28, Philip Oltermann, “Michel Houellebecq sex film to be released despite attempt to stop it”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Also used as
nightie is also the alternative form of nighty.
Forms of nightie
| plural | nighties |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nighty |
Origin of nightie
From night + -ie (diminutive suffix).
From night + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).
Words formed from nightie
Words that rhyme with nightie
Questions about nightie
- What does nightie mean?
- Nightie means a woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed.
- What part of speech is nightie?
- Nightie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nightie?
- Nightie is pronounced /ˈnaɪti/.
- What is the plural of nightie?
- The plural of nightie is nighties.
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