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# pyjama

noun (pyjamas — usually plural; pyjama as an adjective: pyjama top)

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

## Everyday

1. (pyjamas) Loose, comfortable clothes for sleeping in, usually a top and trousers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyjama/#m1)
2. (pyjama, before another noun) Belonging to pyjamas: «pyjama party», «pyjama top». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyjama/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and routines: put on pyjamas at bedtime; «pyjama day» at school for charity. In hygiene, change pyjamas regularly. Phrases: «a pair of pyjamas», «in your pyjamas», «pyjama party», «PJs».

### Examples

- I put on my pyjamas after my bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyjama/#x1)
- We had a pyjama party at my friend's house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyjama/#x2)
- My pyjama top has stars on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyjama/#x3)
- It was pyjama day at school, so we came in our PJs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyjama/#x4)
- Grandpa gave me a new pair of pyjamas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyjama/#x5)
- Don't go outside in your pyjamas! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyjama/#x6)

### Note

Usually plural: «pyjamas» or «a pair of pyjamas». UK spelling «pyjamas»; US spelling «pajamas». Short form: «PJs». Use «pyjama» (singular) only before another noun.

## On Mova

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