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onesies

onesies is the plural of onesie.

Meaning of onesie

Noun

onesie (plural onesies)

  1. (US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper.
    • It was once considered taboo to even suggest that new motherhood was not all sunshine onesies and rainbow mobiles, and “Baby Ruby” arrives on a welcome wave of contemporary movies exploring how the joys of child rearing can commingle with misery.2023 February 2, Natalia Winkelman, “‘Baby Ruby’ Review: Enfant Terrible”, in The New York Times
  2. A one-piece adult loungewear jumpsuit.
  3. A one-piece fashionable streetwear worn mostly by teenagers.

Noun

onesies (plural onesies)

  1. A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where one action must be performed.

Forms of onesies

pluralonesies

Origin of onesies

From one + -sies.

Questions about onesies

What does onesies mean?
Onesies means a call in any children's game, such as jacks, where one action must be performed.
What is onesies the plural of?
Onesies is the plural of onesie.
What part of speech is onesies?
Onesies is a noun.
What is the plural of onesies?
The plural of onesies is onesies.

Words near onesies in the dictionary

  1. onesided
  2. onesidedness
  3. onesie
  4. onesie-twosie
  5. onesied
  6. onesies
  7. onesome
  8. onesomes
  9. onespot fringehead
  10. onespot fringeheads
  11. onest

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