sleeper
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- noun
- /ˈsliːpər/
- US
:
pijama enterizo
- Decker dashed out of the room and returned a moment later, snuggling a bundle cocooned in a warm pink sleeper.
- a warm sleeper
- a summer sleeper
They make my favorite zip sleepers.
- They make my favorite zip sleepers.
Examples
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The baby's sweat would smell of milk, and in the corner of the room would be the diaper-changing table and the smell of soiled sleepers in the blue laundry bin.
Fiction book (1993) -
By this time, Cecilia is snug in her bed, wrapped in a double diaper and a woolen yellow sleeper.
Fiction book (1994) -
Carla cradled a baby girl, dressed in a white flannel sleeper.
Fiction book (1992) -
Carla cradled a baby girl, dressed in a white flannel sleeper.
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Alexandria Grace left the hospital in a chic monogrammed sleeper.
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By this time, Cecilia is snug in her bed, wrapped in a double diaper and a woolen yellow sleeper.
Synonyms
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Clothes like pajamas or nightgowns worn for sleeping
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1.4
Clothes you wear in bed for sleeping
Clothes you wear in bed for sleeping, like pajamas
Compounds
- Specialized
A hidden program in a computer network that stays inactive until activated to do harm
- NSFW
A hidden group of people who stay inactive until they get orders to do illegal or violent acts
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sleeper comes from the root sleep 'to rest'. It names a one-piece pajama with covered feet because you wear it for sleeping.