bralette

noun

bra·​lette ˈbrä-lət 

plural bralettes

: a soft bra with no wires or cups and often with thin, removable pads

… a beautiful bralette to wear as both an undergarment or a crop top if you're really trying to up the ante on your going out looks or headed to a music festival.

—Marquaysa Battle

Meet the bralette, the underwire bra's kid sister. She's a dainty little thing, all flimsy straps, lace, and minimal padding.

—Heather Schwedel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The dress included a bralette top, off-the-shoulder sleeves, and a peplum waist. —Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 13 Mar. 2023

The Euphoria star, 26, took in the Louis Vuitton show on Monday from the front row, while wearing a daring tiger-print ensemble of short shorts, knee-high boots, and an open blazer that revealed a black bralette. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023

The musician stepped onto the red carpet wearing a sheer black slipdress, which showed off a plain black bralette and hot shorts underneath. —Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Feb. 2023

The top part featured a long-sleeve lace shirt with a black bralette underneath. —Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 30 Dec. 2022

This was quickly followed up with a black tulle skirt and oversized blazer by Rodarte, worn with a black bralette underneath. —Emily Chan, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022

Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim have cultivated a uniform while on tour: Black bralette on top, big pants on the bottom. —Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 22 July 2022

Kate Hudson arrived to the Met Gala in a baby pink look from Michael Kors with a bralette top and column skirt. —Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021

Ari's bralette even has a five-star rating and is still shoppable online in sizes S-L. —Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 9 Dec. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above