Pajama Definition

pə-jämə, -jămə
pajamas
noun
A loose-fitting garment consisting of trousers and a shirt or top, worn for sleeping or lounging.
American Heritage
Loose-fitting trousers worn in South and Southeast Asia by men and women.
American Heritage

Attributive form of pajamas.

We were greeted by an old, pajama-clad man.
Let's have a pajama party.
Wiktionary

A pair of pajamas.

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Origin of Pajama

  • Hindi pāyjāmā, pāyjāmā loose-fitting trousers Urdu pāyjāma, pāyjāma loose-fitting trousers from Persian pāyjāma, pāyjāma pāy, pā foot, leg (from Middle Persian pāy foot ped- in Indo-European roots) jāma garment

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pajama Sentence Examples

  • He wore silk pajama bottoms and was barefoot, his muscular upper body on display.

  • He stripped of his clothes, donned his pajama bottoms, and sat on the edge of the bed.

  • He pulled the pajama top shut and started buttoning it without looking up.

  • She was dressed in her Harvard tee shirt and pajama bottoms.

  • The bag contained a dress, a slip, under­wear and a two-piece pajama set but no robe or flannel running suit or anything dry and warm.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAJ

Words Ending With

AMAAMA

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Words Starting With P and Ending With A

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