pajama

noun

pa·​ja·​ma pə-ˈjä-mə How to pronounce pajama (audio) -ˈja- How to pronounce pajama (audio)
pajamaed adjective

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Your amenities can include a fully lie-flat seat, a privacy door, and premium pajamas. Geoff Whitmore, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Put on some music, light a candle, listen to a book, and follow up with your coziest matching pajama set. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 May 2025 The United Polaris Studio Suites are 25% larger than the current United Polaris business class seats and are equipped with privacy doors, an extra ottoman for a visitor, 27-inch screens, luxury toiletries, pajamas — and even come with caviar service and wine pairings. Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 13 May 2025 Other moves include enlisting Simon Porte Jacquemus as its first designer to create loungewear and pajamas for its first-class La Première passengers. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pajama

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu pājāma, from Persian leg + jāma garment

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pajama was in 1801

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“Pajama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pajama. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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