bedrest

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noun

A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.

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OriginMiddle English bædræste ← Old English bedrest →
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Meanings

nounbedrest (countable and uncountable, plural bedrests)

plural bedrests · alternative bed rest

  1. countableuncountableA device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineConfinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounconfinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)

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resteaserepose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbedrest
  2. Middle Englishbædræste
  3. Englishbedrest

From Middle English bædræste, from Old English bedrest, beddrest, equivalent to bed + rest.

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Translations

Catalan allitament
  • allitamentconfinement to bed in order to recover
German Bettruhe
  • Bettruheconfinement to bed in order to recover
Indonesian tirah baring
  • tirah baringconfinement to bed in order to recover
Russian посте́льный режи́м
  • посте́льный режи́м (postélʹnyj režím)confinement to bed in order to recover

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bersted
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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