nightie
Americannoun
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nighties
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of nightie
First recorded in 1890–95; night(gown) + -ie
Example Sentences
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I flung back the covers and danced in my nightie.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
A fingerprint left at a Perth house by a male intruder dressed in a woman’s nightie in 1988 eventually led police to Edwards years later.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
The star, 33, confessed he was "struggling" in the pictures, in which she's seen sporting a long blue nightie, slippers and grey cardigan.
From Fox News ● Nov. 3, 2019
But when I get to the door to leave my house, and the thought of being on the bus in my nightie becomes real, I chicken out.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 26, 2018
Fern stuffed the bottom of her nightie in her mouth.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Cardigans and some of Martha's nighties are actually my gran's old stuff.
From Salon ● May 16, 2024
Neither are they innocent victims in white nighties.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023
"It is okay to wear nighties at home but wearing them outdoors could attract attention and cause trouble for the wearer," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2018
When you want to go from ripped tights, nighties and smudged lipstick to something more suitable for the red carpet, Versace is the label.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2017
He knelt and gave the nighties to his dog to sniff.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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