snowsuit

[ snoh-soot ]

noun

1. a child's one- or two-piece outer garment for cold weather, often consisting of heavily lined pants and jacket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowsuit¹

First recorded in 1935–40; snow + suit

Example Sentences

For younger children and babies, you’ll often find jackets and snowsuits that combine the outer weatherproof layer and the inner insulating midlayer into one item.

From Outside Online

I parked the stroller at the base of the metal slide and wrestled Julia in her bulky snowsuit out of the belted contraption.

From The Daily Beast

I bundled Julia into a snowsuit, and we set off to Riverside Park.

From The Daily Beast

Wind from the top, twenty miles an hour, stung his faced, but he was sweating in his white snowsuit.

From The Daily Beast

You know and I know, yet the thought of getting it all said to this young cherub in a brown snowsuit makes us a bit fluttery.

From Project Gutenberg

She picked it up, examined it briefly and stuffed it into the pocket of her snowsuit.

From Project Gutenberg

She took the steps two at a time and had climbed halfway out of the snowsuit by the time she reached the bedroom.

From Project Gutenberg