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# nightie

noun (a nightie, nighties)

«nightie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(informal) A nightdress: a loose dress worn in bed, mostly by girls and women. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/#m1)

### In the lessons

A homely everyday word about bedtime, sleepovers and getting ready for bed. In stories, someone "in her nightie" has just got out of bed.

### Examples

- I put on my nightie and brushed my teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/#x1)
- She came downstairs in her nightie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/#x2)
- Gran gave me a pink nightie with stars on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/#x3)
- Pack your nightie for the sleepover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/#x4)
- My nightie is too long; I trip on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/#x5)
- Mum ran into the garden in her nightie when the alarm went off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/#x6)
- So they were told they could dance, but they must put on their nighties first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/#x7)

### Note

Informal, short for "nightgown" or "nightdress". Also spelled "nighty". Plural "nighties". Pyjamas (UK) / pajamas (US) are the top-and-trousers kind.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nightie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nightie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nightie.html) on Mova free.