Meanings
verbbed-wet (third-person singular simple present bed-wets, present participle bed-wetting, simple past and past participle bed-wet or bed-wetted)
present singular third person bed-wets · participle present bed-wetting · participle past bed-wetted · past bed-wetted · alternative bedwet
- intransitiverareTo wet the bed: to experience bed-wetting or enuresis, to urinate while asleep.
Origin
Back-formation from bed-wetting, bed-wetter. Ultimately from bed + wet.
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APA
bed-wet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed-wet
MLA
“bed-wet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed-wet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bed-wet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed-wet.
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