nightie

[US]/'naɪtɪ/
[UK]/'naɪti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. nightie
adj. worn in the evening

Phrases & Collocations

silk nightie

lace nightie

satin nightie

Example Sentences

a blue nightie that fastens down the back.

She buy a black nightie to wear on her honeymoon.

she had already embroidered a dozen little nighties for the babies.

mindless of the fact she was in her nightie, she rushed to the door.

She wore a silk nightie to bed.

I like to relax in my cozy nightie after a long day.

She bought a new lace nightie for a special occasion.

The satin nightie felt luxurious against her skin.

She slipped into her favorite nightie before going to sleep.

The nightie was embroidered with delicate flowers.

She folded her nightie neatly and placed it in the drawer.

The silk nightie shimmered in the dim light of the bedroom.

She preferred cotton nighties for their breathability.

She wore a matching robe over her nightie.

Real-world Examples

So they were told they could dance, but they must put on their nighties first.

Source: Peter Pan

The girls are in nighties, robes, curlers, cold cream.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

You wore your nightie to dinner? Oh, yeah.

Source: Friends Season 4

You wore your nightie to dinner?

Source: Friends Season 4

Yeah, maybe she just has sleepovers with women on swings in the their nighties.

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 1

Why, a girl in a regulation nightie at one of their midnight spreads would be ostracized.

Source: Medium-rare steak

The new gathering place of a new age, the soda fountain, helping to make the nighties gay.

Source: How BIG Science Popularization (Season 2)

Or you can go to visit a bloke wearing a nightie in a hospital bed and get the best job offer you can imagine.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

" They'll have it down stairs" . Caddy said. " She can come to the landing and see it. That's what I'm going to do when I get my nightie on" .

Source: The Sound and the Fury

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