pajama

noun

pa·​ja·​ma pə-ˈjä-mə  -ˈja- 

: pajamas

pajamaed

pə-ˈjä-məd 

-ˈja-

adjective

Examples of pajama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grown adults didn’t go to the store in the middle of the afternoon in their pajamas. — Gary Davenport, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Swimwear is made in India and Vietnam, and pajamas are manufactured in Peru. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Shannon gets everyone in her group matching pajamas and Whoop It Up Classic hats, a sure sign that there will be no actual whooping it up on this excursion. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

The effortlessness of it all speaks to me, plus modern lounge sets (like Holmes’s) look much more polished and less like frumpy pajamas or a basic pair of sweatpants and an old college hoodie. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu pājāma, from Persian pā leg + jāma garment

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing pajama

• pajama party

Rhymes for pajama

• agama
• bahama
• ulama
• brahma
• chama
• comma
• dama
• drama
• gama
• lama
• llama
• mama