pajama

American  

[puh-jah-muh, -jam-uh] / pəˈdʒɑ mə, -ˈdʒæm ə /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling pajamas.

   a pajama top; a lounging outfit with pajama pants.

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Usage

What does pajama mean? The word pajama, without an s, is used as a modifier in terms involving pajamas—the clothes you wear to sleep in.It’s used in terms like pajama pants, pajama top, and pajama party.It is typically spelled as pyjama by speakers of British English (who use the spelling pyjamas for the noun).You could say that whatever clothes you change into before going to bed are your pajamas. Traditionally, though, pajamas are specifically made and sold as clothes for sleeping in, typically consisting of soft, loose-fitting pants or shorts and a (sometimes matching) top. There are many different types and styles, such as nightgowns. Clothes considered pajamas aren’t only worn for sleeping—many people wear them as loungewear.The word pajamas is commonly and informally abbreviated as p.j.’s, and the term p.j. can be used as an informal replacement of pajama, as in p.j. pants. The word jammies is an even more informal word for pajamas, and the word jammie can replace pajama in the same way, as in jammie pants.Example: I have a lot of pajama bottoms that I wear around the house, but I never sleep in them.

Etymology

Origin of pajama

pajamas

Example Sentences

Now I’m back at my mom’s house in my pajamas and I gotta catch the bus.

From Los Angeles Times

She has no eyebrows, glasses on a chain around her neck, and a shirt that might be pajamas.

From Literature

We’d get muffins or donuts and eat them in bed and watch as much TV as I wanted, and we could stay in our pajamas all day.

From Literature

She’s still in pajamas and sipping her morning coffee.

From Literature

He came out to the porch wearing plaid pajama bottoms that were ripped at the ankle seam and a Free Shrugs T-shirt.

From Literature