What does "pyjamas" mean?

British standard spelling of pajamas (“clothes for sleeping in”).

What is a synonym for "pyjamas"?

Common synonyms include: nightwear, pajamas, sleepwear.

Pronounced //pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz//.

/pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/ noun

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Noun

1
British standard spelling of pajamas (“clothes for sleeping in”). plural, plural-only
"The performer opens one of the small drawers and takes out two sets of pyjamas."
2
British standard spelling of pajamas (“loose trousers worn by men and women in South Asia”). plural, plural-only
"There was a Delhi embroidered waistcoat to slip over a milky white shirt, fastening to the right, ample and flowing; green pyjamas with twisted silk waist-string; and that nothing might be lacking, russia leather slippers, smelling divinely, with arrogantly curled tips."
3
British standard spelling of pajamas. plural, plural-only

"Last night I dreamt that I was at my graduation and I was wearing pyjamas and slippers."

From Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā) / Urdu پائِجامَہ (pāijāma), from Classical Persian پایجامه (pāyjāma), archaic form of پاجامه (pājāma).