panties

pan-ties · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A piece of underwear worn by women and girls, covering the area from the waist to the top of the legs.

Related words

See also: knickers, lingerie, pants, underwear
Synonyms: knickers, underpants, underwear

Etymology

From pants + diminutive suffix -ie (plural -ies). First attested in the early 20th century as a diminutive of "pants" to describe women's undergarments.