bedwetting

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noun

A type of urinary incontinence involving involuntary urination while in bed during sleep.

“Really? There'll be none of this bedwetting attitude towards problems when I take office.”

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enuresisnocturesissleepwetting
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Meanings

nounbedwetting (usually uncountable, plural bedwettings)

plural bedwettings · alternative bed-wetting

  1. uncountableusuallyA type of urinary incontinence involving involuntary urination while in bed during sleep.

    Synonyms: enuresis, nocturesis, sleepwetting

adjectivebedwetting (not comparable)

alternative bed-wetting

  1. derogatorynot comparableCharacterized by cowardly attitudes; wishy-washy.

    Really? There'll be none of this bedwetting attitude towards problems when I take office.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of urinary incontinence involving involuntary urination while in bed during sleep.

Similar
enuresisnocturesissleepwetting
Also see
enuresis

Origin

From bed + wetting.

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Translations

Catalan enuresi nocturna
  • enuresi nocturnainvoluntary urination while asleep
Chinese Mandarin 尿床, 遺尿 /遗尿
  • 尿床 (niàochuáng)involuntary urination while asleep
  • 遺尿 /遗尿 (yíniào)involuntary urination while asleep
  • 夜遺尿 /夜遗尿 (yèyíniào)involuntary urination while asleep
Finnish yökastelu
  • yökasteluinvoluntary urination while asleep
French énurésie nocturne, faire pipi au lit
  • énurésie nocturneinvoluntary urination while asleep
  • faire pipi au litinvoluntary urination while asleep
German Bettnässen
  • Bettnässeninvoluntary urination while asleep
Hungarian ágybavizelés
  • ágybavizelésinvoluntary urination while asleep
Irish fliuchadh leapa
  • fliuchadh leapainvoluntary urination while asleep
Japanese 夜尿症, お寝小
  • 夜尿症 (yanyōshō)involuntary urination while asleep
  • お寝小 (onesho)involuntary urination while asleep
Portuguese enurese noturna
  • enurese noturnainvoluntary urination while asleep
Russian недержа́ние мочи́, ночно́й энуре́з
  • недержа́ние мочи́involuntary urination while asleep
  • ночно́й энуре́з (nočnój enurɛ́z)involuntary urination while asleep
Spanish enuresis nocturna
  • enuresis nocturnainvoluntary urination while asleep
Swedish sängvätning
  • sängvätninginvoluntary urination while asleep
Welsh gwlychu'r gwely
  • gwlychu'r gwelyinvoluntary urination while asleep
Cite this entry
APA

bedwetting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedwetting

MLA

“bedwetting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedwetting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedwetting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedwetting.

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