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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.

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  • Two piece pajamas

    Two-piece men's pajamas

  • "Be careful what you say or write. Please get there and back." - NARA - 513926

    US government advert during World War II, female nightwear

  • Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 D13099

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

  • Drop seat pajamas 1

    Pajamas with a drop seat

  • Pajamas on Sunday

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  • Kids in pajamas

    Boys in stretch-knit pajamas.

  • American sleepers1

    Toddler in footed pajamas.

  • Attendant indian camp1844

    Courier in white pajamas, India, 1844.

  • Cheetahs nawab oudh1844

    Men in white pajamas with hunting cheetahs, India 1844.

  • Muslim men bombay1867

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

  • Muslim girl sind1870

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

  • Hindu girl karachi

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

  • C. A. Herpich Söhne, Berlin, Modewaren 1910 (Prospekt)21

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

  • I love lucy pajamas 1953

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

  • Russische kunstmaan passeert Nederlanders, mensen in pyama staan te kijken, Bestanddeelnr 909-0359

    Dutch couple come out to watch Sputnik 1 pass, 1957

  • Saint Laurent Rive Gauche + Halston pajama sets

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Pijama para niños

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