bedstead

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/ˈbɛd.stɛd/

noun

The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc.

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OriginMiddle English bedsted ← Old English bedstede →
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Meanings

nounbedstead (plural bedsteads)

plural bedsteads

  1. The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc.
  2. "

    To Benjamin Hinkley, of Utica, N. Y., for improvement in Bedstead Fastenings. Patented Dec. 2, 1846.

    1846, editorial staff, “A LIST OF PATENTS”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 97

    Synonyms: bedframe

Synonyms & antonyms

noun"

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More synonyms by meaning

nounthe framework of a bed

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bedframe
Broader
furniturepiece of furniturearticle of furniture
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bedframe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbedstede“bedstead”
  2. Middle Englishbedsted
  3. Englishbedstead

From Middle English bedsted, bedstede, bedestede, from Old English bedstede (“bedstead”), equivalent to bed + stead. Cognate with Dutch bedstede, bedstee (“closet-bed”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek δέμνιον
  • δέμνιον (démnion)bed framework
Arabic هَيْكَل سَرِير, مُلّة سَرِير
  • هَيْكَل سَرِير (haykal sarīr)bed framework
  • مُلّة سَرِير (mulla sarīr)bed framework
Bengali পালং
  • পালং (paloṅ)bed framework
Chinese Mandarin 床架
  • 床架 (chuángjià)bed framework
Czech rám postele, kostra postele
  • rám postelebed framework
  • kostra postelebed framework
Danish sengeramme
  • sengerammebed framework
Finnish sängynrunko, sänky
  • sängynrunkobed framework
  • sänkybed framework
French châlit
  • châlitbed framework
German Bettgestell, Bettrahmen
  • Bettgestellbed framework
  • Bettrahmenbed framework
Italian sponda, telaio
  • spondabed framework
  • telaiobed framework
Latin sponda
  • spondabed framework
Polish stelaż łóżka
  • stelaż łóżkabed framework
Portuguese armação (de cama), cama (sem colchão)
  • armação (de cama)bed framework
  • cama (sem colchão)bed framework
Russian карка́с крова́ти, ра́ма крова́ти
  • карка́с крова́ти (karkás krováti)bed framework
  • ра́ма крова́ти (ráma krováti)bed framework
  • ра́ма для крова́ти (ráma dlja krováti)bed framework
Spanish cama (sin colchón), cuja (disused)
  • cama (sin colchón)bed framework
  • cuja (disused)bed framework
  • bastidor de camabed framework
  • marco de camabed framework
Swedish sängram
  • sängrambed framework
Turkish karyola, yataklık
  • karyolabed framework
  • yataklıkbed framework
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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