beddie

plural beddies

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of beddy.

   Then, suddenly one night, I dreamed the answer. Two simple little romantic words! Every last kid in the United States knew them! They were even printed on kindergarten building blocks! I leapt from my beddie house. I rushed for my typewriter.

   1957 November 17, Dr. Seuss [pseudonym; Theodor Seuss Geisel], “How Orlo Got His Book; How Orlo Got His Book”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

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   Deeper down he felt strangely like Goldilocks in the old kids’ story. He was sitting in Baby Bear’s chair, he had Baby Bear’s book in his lap, and he was going to find Baby Bear’s little housie. Before long, if all went well, he would be hiding underneath Baby Bear’s little beddie.

   1995, Stephen King, “The Manta Ray”, in Rose Madder, London: BCA [Book Club Associates], →OCLC, section 1, page 119

   Other couples will bicker, or flirt, or make out right in front of you. "When the night is about to draw to an end, I'm not really sure if I want to hear the one ask the other, 'Want to go sleepy in the beddie?'" says Jason Scarlatti, a 34-year-old creative director for a Manhattan underwear company.

   2009 November 3, Elizabeth Bernstein, “When Four Play the Dating Game”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2015

1. A surname.

   In steamship Jara, from Liverpool,—[…] Mrs. Beddie and servant, […]

   1869 October 20, “Passengers Arrived”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

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   Nazi-soviet Relations, 1939-1941, edited by Raymond James Sontag and James Stuart Beddie (Didier).

   1948 April 3, “Briefly Noted”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2026

   Today on Instagram, T’s online managing editor Alainna Lexie Beddie celebrates the unofficial end of summer with seasonal drink recipes from bars around New York City.

   2015 September 7, “Summery Cocktails From Bars Around New York City”, in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2015

   At Ye Old King’s Head in Santa Monica, California, a British-themed pub and gift shop, staff member Caroline Beddie said: ‘We have been deluged by people walking in off the street wanting to feel part of it, to share condolences, and talk about our Queen’s wonderful life.

   2022 September 10, Caroline Graham, Jake Ryan, “Murder of the Queen's cousin Lord Mountbatten, 79, who was blown up on his fishing boat by the IRA, is branded 'karmic' by a New York Times article, sparking outrage”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2026