panties

[pan-teez] /ˈpæn tiz/

noun, (used with a plural verb)

underpants or undershorts for women and children.

Also, pantie, panty.

Origin

1835-45, Americanism; plural of panty

pantie

[pan-tee] /ˈpæn ti/

noun

panties.

Origin

variant of panty

panty

[pan-tee] /ˈpæn ti/

noun, plural panties.

panties.

Origin

pant(s) + -y²

British Dictionary definitions for panties

panties

/ˈpæntɪz/

plural noun

a pair of women's or children's underpants

Word Origin and History for panties

1845, "drawers for men" (derogatory), diminutive of pants; meaning "underpants for women or children" first recorded 1908. Panty raid first attested 1952.