noun
panty
noun
1
An article of underwear worn by women, or (historically) short trousers for boys.
"She folded the clean panty and put it in the drawer."
How to Use Panty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA singular form used mainly in compounds like "panty line"; the plural "panties" is far more common on its own.
Word Forms
panties plural
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Etymology
Recorded from 1845 as a diminutive of "pants," originally meaning boys' drawers before shifting to women's underwear by the early 1900s.