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Clips showed them adding a brown fuzzy robe to their collection, as well as tossing a baby onesie next to a pair of toddler’s pajamas, adding a baby bottle beside a sippy cup and pushing away a bottle of wine.—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 This ultra-soft lounge set looks put-together while feeling like pajamas—a dream scenario for long-haul flights and lazy vacation mornings.—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026 An InStyle writer reviews the breezy straight-leg lounge pants from Quince, which feel like pajamas but are polished enough to wear to work.—Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 1 June 2026 Police say he was last seen wearing a black shirt and dark pants over a pair of blue pajama pants.—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pajama
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Etymology
Hindi & Urdu pājāma, from Persian pā leg + jāma garment