sleepwear

[ sleep-wair ]

noun

1. garments, as nightgowns or pajamas, worn worn for sleeping sleeping or at bedtime.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleepwear¹

First recorded in 1950–55; sleep + wear

Example Sentences

Next year, L’Agence will add intimate apparel and sleepwear to its collection and plans to open half a dozen new stores.

From Los Angeles Times

Boyd remembers hosting pajama party sales events at his stores where customers would show up in outrageous sleepwear — see-through nighties and G-strings.

From Los Angeles Times

The label sells women’s activewear, jumpsuits, jackets, bras and underwear, loungewear and sleepwear as well as sweatshirts, sweatpants and tees for men and children.

From Los Angeles Times

Wearing cozy sleepwear to work became a habit and soon she didn’t even bother to wear matching tops and bottoms, selecting whatever was most comfortable.

From New York Times

Swathed in zebra-print sleepwear, Brooks, 34, discussed, with occasional tears, the joy of the nomination, the differences between theater and film and how she learned to say “Hell, No,” in her own life.

From New York Times