Two women wearing jumpers.

A jumper dress (or jumper in American English; pinafore dress, pinafore, or pinny in British English) is a sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt or sweater. Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. A pinafore (colloquially pinny in British English) is a Sleeveless garment worn as an Apron British English or UK English ( BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the The word blouse most commonly refers to a woman's Shirt, although the term is also used for some men's military uniform jackets A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body Originally an item of underwear worn exclusively by men it has become in American English a catch-all term for A sweater, pullover, jumper, or jersey is a relatively heavy Shirt intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though in some cases

In British English, the term jumper describes a sweater. A sweater, pullover, jumper, or jersey is a relatively heavy Shirt intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though in some cases A sweater, pullover, jumper, or jersey is a relatively heavy Shirt intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though in some cases Also, in more formal British usage, a distinction is made between a pinafore dress and a pinafore, which, though a related garment, has an open back and is worn as an apron. A pinafore (colloquially pinny in British English) is a Sleeveless garment worn as an Apron Pinny is a shorter name for both garments.

A sundress, like a jumper, is sleeveless and collarless. A sundress is an informal sleeveless dress of any shape in a lightweight Fabric, for Summer wear However it isn't worn over a blouse or sweater, and is of a distinctly different cut and fashion.

The distinction between a jumper dress and an apron dress is unclear; in some cases, both terms are correct. If the design of the dress is directly inspired by an apron (having a bib in front, for example), the garment is often described as an apron dress. An apron is an outer protective garment that covers primarily the front of the body

See also

• Gymslip (British term for a pinafore dress worn as athletic wear or school uniform)
• Sarafan