bedding

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US/ˈbɛdɪŋ/US[ˈbɛɾɪŋ]

noun

The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.

Similar
bedclothesbedlinenbedsheetlitterbed clothingbedding material
CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

bedding1

nounbedding (countable and uncountable, plural beddings)

plural beddings

  1. countableuncountableThe textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.

    Hire of bedding, and food in the restaurant cars is cheap, and passengers are officially encouraged not to tip company's servants—but they do.

    1950 April 28, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263
    1 more example

    Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests.

    2008 April 9, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, “Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: bedclothes, bedlinen, bedsheet

  2. UKcountableuncountableThe textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
  3. countableuncountableAny material used by or provided to animals to lie on.

    Synonyms: litter

  4. countableuncountablegeographyA structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
  5. countableuncountableagricultureThe temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.

bedding2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bed

Bedding3

proper nounBedding (plural Beddings)

plural Beddings

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.

nounAny material used by or provided to animals to lie on.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouncoverings that are used on a bed

Similar
bedclothesbed clothing
Broader
cloth covering

nounmaterial used to provide a bed for animals

Similar
bedding materiallitter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

bedding · noun

  1. Old Englishbedding“bedding”
  2. Middle Englishbedding
  3. Englishbedding

From Middle English bedding, beddyng, from Old English bedding (“bedding”), equivalent to bed + -ing.

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bedding · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 垫料
  • 垫料material for animals to lie on
Czech povlečení, lůžkoviny
  • povlečeníbedlinen
  • lůžkovinybedlinen
  • ložní prádlobedlinen
Danish sengetøj
  • sengetøjbedlinen
Dutch beddengoed
  • beddengoedbedlinen
Esperanto litaĵo
  • litaĵobedlinen
Finnish vuodevaatteet
  • vuodevaatteetbedlinen
French litière
  • litièrematerial for animals to lie on
German Bettwäsche, Bettzeug
  • Bettwäschebedlinen
  • Bettzeugbedlinen
Hebrew מַצָּע
  • מַצָּע (matsá)bedlinen
Hungarian ágynemű, alom
  • ágyneműbedlinen
  • alommaterial for animals to lie on
Irish cóir leapa, córacha leapa
  • cóir leapabedlinen
  • córacha leapabedlinen
  • éadach leapabedlinen
  • éadaí leapabedlinen
  • cisealúgeology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
  • cisealúchángeology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
Italian biancheria da letto, lenzuola
  • biancheria da lettobedlinen
  • lenzuolabedlinen
Norwegian Bokmål sengetøy
  • sengetøybedlinen
Polish pościel, podściółka
  • pościelbedlinen
  • podściółkamaterial for animals to lie on
  • cios pokładowygeology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
  • nasadzenie rabathorticulture: the temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds
Portuguese roupa de cama, cama
  • roupa de camabedlinen
  • camamaterial for animals to lie on
Punjabi ਬਿਸਤਰਾ
  • ਬਿਸਤਰਾ (bistarā)bedlinen
Russian посте́льное бельё, бельё
  • посте́льное бельё (postélʹnoje belʹjó)bedlinen
  • бельё (belʹjó)bedlinen
  • подсти́лка (podstílka)material for animals to lie on
  • напластова́ние (naplastovánije)geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
Scottish Gaelic aodach-leapa
  • aodach-leapabedlinen
Spanish ropa de cama, lecho
  • ropa de camabedlinen
  • lechomaterial for animals to lie on
Swedish sängkläder
  • sängkläderbedlinen

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Cite this entry
APA

bedding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedding

MLA

“bedding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedding.

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