nightshirt C1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈnaɪt.ʃɝːt/ UK /ˈnaɪt.ʃɜːt/ See IPA manual Freq #46938 Meanings 1 noun a loose, shirt-shaped garment worn in bed Startled by the alarm, he ran outside in his nightshirt and slippers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a loose, shirt-shaped... sleep shirtnightclothes Word family Related forms nightgownpyjamas Etymology A transparent compound of night + shirt, recorded from the early nineteenth century for a shirt-like garment worn while sleeping. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nightshirt **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnaɪt.ʃɝːt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnaɪt.ʃɜːt/ **Frequency rank:** 46938 ## Meanings 1. a loose, shirt-shaped garment worn in bed ## Examples - Startled by the alarm, he ran outside in his nightshirt and slippers. ## Synonyms - sleep shirt - nightclothes ## Related Forms - nightgown - pyjamas ## Etymology A transparent compound of night + shirt, recorded from the early nineteenth century for a shirt-like garment worn while sleeping. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown