onesie

noun

one·sie ˈwən-zē

plural onesies

: a bodysuit for an infant having a snap closure at the crotch and not covering the legs

… her husband, Prince William, gratefully accepted a onesie labeled "Daddy's Little Co-Pilot" from a well-wisher …—

Michelle Tauber et al.

: a one-piece garment for adults usually with long sleeves and pants and sometimes with a hood

All eyes were on Pharrell Williams' wife, Helen Lasichanh, during the Met Gala on May 1, but it was for all the wrong reasons. We were hoping Helen would show off her amazing post-baby body after birthing triplets, but instead, she covered her body in a giant red onesie that some Twitter users were comparing to the red Teletubbie!—

Christopher Rogers

Examples of onesie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cannon brought five of his kids, Golden, Powerful, Rise, Monroe and Morocco, to the pumpkin patch at night in coordinating orange onesies. —

Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024 The Fever shared a video of the meeting on X (formerly known as Twitter), where an excited Clark got to hold the young baby and sign the youngster's onesie. —

Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024 For his self-tape, Feuerstein donned a leopard-print onesie (from his sole trip to Burning Man), prepared some lines of powdered sugar on a plate, and translated half his speech into Spanish under the assumption that Burton would speak the language to his Latin staff. —

Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2024 Amelia was dressed in a onesie covered in watermelons, a symbol for Palestinian liberation. —

Joe Heim, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for onesie

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