Meanings
plural bedmates
- A person with whom one shares a bed.
Catherine of Aragon: wonderful woman, the Queen of England, the bedmate of Henry VIII - that much I knew already.
1985, John Fante, Chapter 8, The Road to Los Angeles2 more examples
These [periodic leg movements] may awaken the sleeper, but often they do nor and are more disruptive to the bedmate. If you or your bedmate experience either of these disorders, talk with a sleep specialist about possible treatment
2000, Ralph A. Pascualy, Sally Warren Soest, Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Sleep Well, Feel Better, page 161She wondered where his thoughts were and whether she was anything more to him than a bedmate and housekeeper. She worried whether she'd done something to be the cause of his gloom...
2005, John Durand, The Odyssey of Mary B: A True Tale, page 227Synonyms: bedfellow, bedpartner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person with whom one shares a bed.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*badją
- Proto-West Germanic*badi
- Old Englishbedd
- Middle Englishbed
- Englishbed
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Germanic*ga-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
- Proto-Germanic*matiz
- Proto-Germanic*matjô
- Proto-West Germanic*gamatjô
- Old Saxongimato
- Middle Low Germanmate
- Middle Englishmate
- Englishmate
- Englishbedmate
Translations
Ancient Greek εὖνις, ἄλοχος
- εὖνις (eûnis)person with whom one shares a bed
- ἄλοχος (álokhos)person with whom one shares a bed
Bulgarian друга́р по легло́, друга́рка по легло́
- друга́р по легло́ (drugár po legló)person with whom one shares a bed
- друга́рка по легло́ (drugárka po legló)person with whom one shares a bed
- друга́рче по легло́ (drugárče po legló)person with whom one shares a bed
Finnish petikaveri
- petikaveriperson with whom one shares a bed
German Bettgenosse, Bettgenossin
- Bettgenosseperson with whom one shares a bed
- Bettgenossinperson with whom one shares a bed
Cite this entry
bedmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedmate
“bedmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedmate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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