nightcap

Meaning

Noun

1. A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
2. A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
3. (broadly, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
4. (US) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
5. (historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.

Verb

To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.

Synonyms

cap

halter

drink before sleeping

drink at night

Translations

bonnet de nuit

Nachtmütze

slaapmuts

Schlafmütze

takke

Schlummertrunk

νυχτικός σκούφος

berretto da notte

slaapmutsje

gorro de dormir

boisson

boisson alcoolisée

Nachthaube

papalina

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaɪtˌkæp/

Etymology

From night + cap.