"nightie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnaɪti/ Forms: nighties [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪti Etymology: night + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|night|ie}} night + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} nightie (plural nighties)
  1. (informal) A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Clothing Derived forms: off like a bride's nightie Related terms: lingerie, negligee
    Sense id: en-nightie-en-noun-L~bTGb~- Disambiguation of Clothing: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nighty

Phrase [English]

IPA: /ˈnaɪti/
Rhymes: -aɪti Etymology: night + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|night|ie}} night + -ie Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} nightie
  1. Alternative form of nighty (“good night”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nighty (extra: good night)
    Sense id: en-nightie-en-phrase-G4hJpx08
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nighty

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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