nightie
part of speech
noun (a nightie, nighties)
meaning for a pupil
(informal) A nightdress: a loose dress worn in bed, mostly by girls and women. tree →
sense 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 →
- She came downstairs in her nightie. tree →
- Gran gave me a pink nightie with stars on it. tree →
- Pack your nightie for the sleepover. tree →
- My nightie is too long; I trip on it. tree →
- Mum ran into the garden in her nightie when the alarm went off. tree →
- So they were told they could dance, but they must put on their nighties first. tree →
note
Informal, short for "nightgown" or "nightdress". Also spelled "nighty". Plural "nighties". Pyjamas (UK) / pajamas (US) are the top-and-trousers kind.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «nightie» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.