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- [nahy-tee]
- /ˈnaɪ ti/
- /ˈnaɪ.ti/
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- [nahy-tee]
- /ˈnaɪ ti/
Definitions of nightie word
- noun nightie a nightgown. 1
- abbreviation NIGHTIE nightdress 1
- countable noun nightie A nightie is the same as a nightdress or nightgown. 0
- noun nightie nightgown (sense 1) 0
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Origin of nightie
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; night(gown) + -ie
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Parts of speech for Nightie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nightie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nightie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nightie
noun nightie
- nightwear — night clothes.
- nightdress — nightclothes.
- nightgown — a loose gown, worn in bed by women or children.
- nightshirt — a loose shirtlike garment reaching to the knees or lower, for wearing in bed.
- camisole — A camisole is a short piece of clothing that women wear on the top half of their bodies underneath a shirt or blouse, for example.
Top questions with nightie
- what is a nightie?
- what is a babydoll nightie?
- how to make a nightie?
- how to sew a nightie?
- how to make a babydoll nightie?
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