Nightgown


[nahyt-goun] /ˈnaɪtˌgaʊn/

noun
1.
a loose , worn in bed by women or children.
2.
Archaic. a .
/ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/
noun
1.
another name for nightdress
2.
a man’s nightshirt
n.

also night-gown, c.1400, from night + gown.

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