nightie
Americannoun
plural
nightiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of nightie
First recorded in 1890–95; night(gown) + -ie
Example Sentences
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‘She’d have gardens to walk in with carers nearby keeping an eye on her instead of locking herself out in the street in her nightie,’ she says.
From Literature
Their team – all dressed in tasselled cowboy outfits – have nabbed the prize for best-dressed, tying with another team decked out in pink nighties and platinum blonde wigs.
From BBC
Cardigans and some of Martha's nighties are actually my gran's old stuff.
From Salon
And there was Camilla, in her flannel nightie, climbing into her bed.
From Literature
Neither are they innocent victims in white nighties.
From Washington Post
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