Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nightshirt

/nˈaɪtʃˌɝt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: night-shirt
IPA: /nˈaɪtʃˌɝt/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shirt-like garment (often oversized) that is worn to bed.

Example Sentences

"He wore a blue striped nightshirt and bedroom slippers."

Etymology

From night + shirt.

Inflected Forms

nightshirts (plural)

Derived Forms

nightshirted

Questions

How do you pronounce nightshirt?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈaɪtʃˌɝt/.
What does nightshirt mean?: A shirt-like garment (often oversized) that is worn to bed.
Where does nightshirt come from?: From night + shirt.

How to pronounce nightshirt

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