slumberwear

English

Etymology

slumber +‎ -wear

Noun

slumberwear (uncountable)

  1. sleepwear
    • 1974, John Betjeman, Indoor Games near Newbury
      Wendy bending gives a blessing, / Holds me as I drift to dreamland / Safe inside my slumberwear.
    • 1950, The Co-operative Productive Review (volumes 25-26, page 286)
      For the entertainment and instruction of visitors there are fashion parades at which seven mannequins will show off the latest fashions in C.W.S. dresses, rainwear and slumberwear. The high spot will be a beautiful bridal scene.
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