hospital gown

noun

A gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings or snaps.

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Meanings

nounhospital gown (plural hospital gowns)

plural hospital gowns

  1. A gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings or snaps.

    Synonyms: johnny

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings or snaps.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 病號服 /病号服
  • 病號服 /病号服 (bìnghàofú)gown worn by patients
Finnish sairaalakaapu
  • sairaalakaapugown worn by patients
French chemise d'hôpital, jaquette d'hôpital
  • chemise d'hôpitalgown worn by patients
  • jaquette d'hôpitalgown worn by patients
  • blouse d'hôpitalgown worn by patients
German Krankenhaushemd
  • Krankenhaushemdgown worn by patients
Irish gúna ospidéil
  • gúna ospidéilgown worn by patients
Spanish bata hospitalaria
  • bata hospitalariagown worn by patients
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APA

hospital gown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospital%20gown

MLA

“hospital gown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospital%20gown. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hospital gown,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospital%20gown.

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