nightie
Americannoun
plural
nightiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of nightie
First recorded in 1890–95; night(gown) + -ie
Example Sentences
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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
In it, a girl runs barefoot through the snow in a filmy nightie, blood in her tracks, until she falls into a pit and is impaled by sharpened sticks.
From New York Times
Then, I buttoned up my gray flannel nightie and settled in for the long night to come.
From New York Times
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