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nightshirt

American  
[nahyt-shurt] / ˈnaɪtˌʃɜrt /

noun

  1. a loose shirtlike garment reaching to the knees or lower, for wearing in bed.

nightshirt British  
/ ˈnaɪtˌʃɜːt /

noun

  1. a loose knee-length or longer shirtlike garment worn in bed by men

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Etymology

Origin of nightshirt

First recorded in 1840–50; night + shirt

Example Sentences

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Gomina, still in his nightshirt, wanted to go to his office to change into uniform, and Tigri obligingly offered an escort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

She took off her nightshirt and put on the clothes along with some boots that were too big for her feet.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025

An analyst for Public Health – Seattle & King County, wearing a nightshirt, she went into “emergency management mode,” she said, checking his vital signs and trying to clear his airways.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

How her bony hands had pulled at her nightshirt to cover herself when I moved her.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2014

Fidelito climbed the bunk bed like a little monkey and lifted his nightshirt.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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