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night·ie

or night·y  (nī′tē)
n. pl. night·ies Informal
A nightgown.
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nightie

(ˈnaɪtɪ) or

nighty

n, pl nighties
(Clothing & Fashion) informal short for nightdress
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night•gown

(ˈnaɪtˌgaʊn)

n.
1. a loose gown, worn in bed by women or children.
2. Archaic. dressing gown.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.nightie - lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by womennightie - lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
intimate apparel, lingerie - women's underwear and nightclothes
nightcap - a cloth cap worn in bed
nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear - garments designed to be worn in bed
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nightie

[ˈnaɪti] nchemise f de nuit
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nightie

n (inf)Nachthemd nt
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nightie

[ˈnaɪtɪ] n (fam) → camicia da notte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nightie

camisón
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References in classic literature ?
So they were told they could dance, but they must put on their nighties first.
Anne felt the tragedy of it until evening when in his long nightie she found her own dear baby again.
I was amused to read about a fine being imposed on women in a village in Andhra Pradesh if they were seen wearing nighties during the day.
Summary: West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Women in Tokalapalli village of Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district are forbidden to wear nighties during the daytime.
Strange women not only wear s3xy underwear, they also wear killer nighties. While wives dress to bed and look like a soldier in bed, strange women dress to capture the man even before getting to bed.
But my wife, who incidentally wears nighties, wants me to sleep au naturel, which is something I'm not comfortable with.
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has spent the money on 10,000 new nighties and pyjamas and installing a new laundry to be able wash them.
VISITORS And still in droves each day they come To visit friends, or an ailing mum Amix of folk, most good, some bad Cheerful, serious, successful, sad, Where a docker, typist, housewife meets The other types fromdown our streets With nighties, mag''s and fruit drop sweets All as different as can be But they will change I''ll guarantee Faced in the wards with reality For there smart life styles disappear We are stripped of symbols and reduced to fear That in lifewe''re simply passing through And it could bemeand not just you Lying in that bed, exactly.
From oversized comfy boyfriend shirts, over-the-knee socks to cute little nighties and roomy bottoms, there is something from everyone.
While attending the South Pacific Nurses' Forum in Samoa in 2006, she discovered that nine of the 11 Pacific Island hospitals supply lavatavas to go with hospital nighties. "It is inappropriate to offer Maori and Pacific patients open-backed short nighties and 'one-size-fits-all' pants or garments that tie at the side.
IT'S time to say goodnight to flannel pyjamas as sexy nighties and lace slips begin to turn up the temperature in the bedroom.
Their sexy nighties should have come with matching woolly hats and thermals.