bedwetter

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US/ˈbɛdwɛtɚ/

noun

A person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep).

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Meanings

nounbedwetter (plural bedwetters)

plural bedwetters · alternative bed-wetter · alternative bed wetter

  1. A person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep).
  2. derogatoryA cowardly person.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed

Similar
bed wetterwetter
Broader
pisserurinator
Also see
wetter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bed + wetter.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尿床的人, 遺尿症患者 /遗尿症患者
  • 尿床的人 (niàochuáng de rén)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • 遺尿症患者 /遗尿症患者 (yíniàozhèng huànzhě)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • 膽小鬼 /胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ)coward (pejorative)
Estonian voodimärgaja
  • voodimärgajaperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
Finnish vuoteenkastelija, paskahousu
  • vuoteenkastelijaperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • paskahousucoward (pejorative)
French pisse-au-lit, péteux
  • pisse-au-litperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • péteuxcoward (pejorative)
  • trouillardcoward (pejorative)
German Bettnässer, Bettnässerin
  • Bettnässerperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • Bettnässerinperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • Enuretikerperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • Enuretikerinperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • Bettpisserperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • Bettpisserinperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
Italian piscione, pisciasotto
  • piscioneperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • pisciasottocoward (pejorative)
Korean 오줌싸개
  • 오줌싸개 (ojumssagae)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
Norwegian Bokmål sengevæter
  • sengevæterperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
Persian شاشو
  • شاشو (šâšu)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
Russian ссыку́н, засса́нец
  • ссыку́н (ssykún)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • засса́нец (zassánec)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • ссыку́нья (ssykúnʹja)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • ссыку́ха (ssykúxa)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • зассы́ха (zassýxa)person who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
  • ссыку́н (ssykún)coward (pejorative)
  • ссыкло́ (ssykló)coward (pejorative)
  • ссыку́ха (ssykúxa)coward (pejorative)
Spanish mojacamas
  • mojacamasperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
Swedish sängvätare
  • sängvätareperson who (habitually) urinates in their bed (during sleep)
Cite this entry
APA

bedwetter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedwetter

MLA

“bedwetter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedwetter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedwetter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedwetter.

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