bedpan

B3E1D2P3A1N1
/ˈbɛdˌpæn/

noun

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

“The nurse emptied the patient's bedpan each morning.”

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Meanings

nounbedpan (plural bedpans)

plural bedpans

  1. A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

    The nurse emptied the patient's bedpan each morning.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slop-basinslop-bowlslop-jarslop-pail

Origin

From bed + pan ("chamber pot").

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian подлога
  • подлога (podloga)chamber pot used while still in bed
Catalan orinal pla
  • orinal plachamber pot used while still in bed
Chinese Mandarin 便盆
  • 便盆 (biànpén)chamber pot used while still in bed
Danish bækken
  • bækkenchamber pot used while still in bed
Dutch ondersteek
  • ondersteekchamber pot used while still in bed
Finnish alusastia
  • alusastiachamber pot used while still in bed
French bassin hygiénique
  • bassin hygiéniquechamber pot used while still in bed
German Steckbecken, Stechbecken
  • Steckbeckenchamber pot used while still in bed
  • Stechbeckenchamber pot used while still in bed
  • Ente Schieberchamber pot used while still in bed
  • Bettschüsselchamber pot used while still in bed
  • Bettpfannechamber pot used while still in bed
Greek πάπια, ουροδοχείο
  • πάπια (pápia)chamber pot used while still in bed
  • ουροδοχείο (ourodocheío)chamber pot used while still in bed
  • σκοραμίδα (skoramída)chamber pot used while still in bed
Hungarian ágytál
  • ágytálchamber pot used while still in bed
Irish soitheach leapan
  • soitheach leapanchamber pot used while still in bed
Italian padella, pappagallo
  • padellachamber pot used while still in bed
  • pappagallochamber pot used while still in bed
Japanese 便器, おまる
  • 便器 (benki)chamber pot used while still in bed
  • おまる (omaru)chamber pot used while still in bed
Korean 요강
  • 요강 (yogang)chamber pot used while still in bed
Latin metella
  • metellachamber pot used while still in bed
Norwegian Bokmål bekken
  • bekkenchamber pot used while still in bed
Polish basen
  • basenchamber pot used while still in bed
Portuguese comadre, papagaio
  • comadrechamber pot used while still in bed
  • papagaiochamber pot used while still in bed
Russian су́дно, у́тка
  • су́дно (súdno)chamber pot used while still in bed
  • у́тка (útka)chamber pot used while still in bed
Spanish cuña, galanga
  • cuñachamber pot used while still in bed
  • galangachamber pot used while still in bed
  • chatachamber pot used while still in bed
  • patochamber pot used while still in bed
  • tiorbachamber pot used while still in bed
  • gallochamber pot used while still in bed
  • papagayochamber pot used while still in bed
  • violínchamber pot used while still in bed
  • conejochamber pot used while still in bed
  • silletachamber pot used while still in bed
Turkish ördek
  • ördekchamber pot used while still in bed
Welsh padell wely
  • padell welychamber pot used while still in bed
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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