Pajamas facts for kids

A girl (and her doll) wearing pyjamas.

Pajamas (pyjamas in the United Kingdom) are loose clothes that people wear while they are sleeping. Pyjamas usually include trousers and a shirt. Pyjamas are often made of cotton. They are usually worn without underwear. The word comes from Hindi: पजामा, Pajāmā; Persian: پايجامه. Pajamas are often worn without underwear.

Images for kids

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  Two-piece men's pajamas

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  US government advert during World War II, female nightwear

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  British Utility Underwear Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943. 11 year old girl wearing wool pajamas as nightwear

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  Pajamas with a drop seat

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  Boys in stretch-knit pajamas.

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  Toddler in footed pajamas.

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  Courier in white pajamas, India, 1844.

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  Men in white pajamas with hunting cheetahs, India 1844.

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  Muslim men in pajamas (various styles), Bombay, 1867

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  Muslim woman, in Sind, India, in salwar-style pajamas, 1870.

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  Hindu woman, in Sind, India, in shalwar-style pajamas, 1870.

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  German advert with genuine English "Schlafanzüge (Pyjamas)", 1910

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  1953 American advert for his and hers day pajamas, I Love Lucy-style

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  Dutch couple come out to watch Sputnik 1 pass, 1957

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  Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, c. 1970 (left), Halston, c. 1976 (right)

See also

In Spanish: Pijama para niños