Meaning

2 senses
  1. A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

    Nachthemd

    ночна́я руба́шкаnočnája rubáška, ночна́я соро́чкаnočnája soróčka, ночну́шкаnočnúška

    нічна́ соро́чкаničná soróčka

    lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

  2. A dressing gown.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Mary answered the door in her nightgown.

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  2. Mary was still wearing a nightgown when Tom got to her house at noon.

    deMaria trug noch immer ihr Nachtgewand, als Tom am Mittag zu ihr nach Hause kam.

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  3. I'm still in my nightgown.

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  4. She has this pretty lace nightgown with straps.

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  5. They discovered that the nightgown was soaked with blood.

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Translations

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sleeping garment worn by women:
Русский
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sleeping garment worn by women:

Origin

From Middle English nyght gowne. By surface analysis, night + gown.

From Middle English nyght gowne. By surface analysis, night + gown.

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Forms

plural: nightgowns

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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