1. not wearing breeches or trousers; without lower garments
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The unbreeched toddler ran through the garden in just his shirt.
• In earlier centuries, young boys remained unbreeched until they reached a certain age.
• The portrait showed the nobleman’s son as an unbreeched child in a long gown.
• Historical records describe the unbreeched state of infants in colonial times.
• The museum exhibit featured clothing worn by unbreeched children of the 18th century.