noun (used with a plural verb)
- underpants or undershorts for women and children.
noun
- panties.
noun, plural pant·ies.
- panties.
pl n
- a pair of women’s or children’s underpants
n.1845, “drawers for men” (derogatory), diminutive of pants; meaning “underpants for women or children” first recorded 1908. Panty raid first attested 1952.