daybed

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/ˈdeɪˌbɛd/

noun

A couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.

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sofa-beddivan bedchaise longuechaise
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Meanings

noundaybed (plural daybeds)

plural daybeds

  1. A couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.

    After this exhausting work was done Agnes would lie upon her daybed with her arms dangling, too fatigued to lift them.

    2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 35

    Synonyms: sofa-bed

  2. A long chair used for reclining.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.

Similar
sofa-bed

More synonyms by meaning

nounan armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night

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divan bed
Broader
sofacouchlounge

nouna long chair; for reclining

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chaise longuechaise
Broader
chair
Also see
chaisechaise longuedivan bedsofa-bedwinnipeg couch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From day + bed.

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Translations

Bulgarian кушетка, канапе
  • кушетка (kušetka)couch
  • канапе (kanape)couch
Esperanto sofolito
  • sofolitocouch
German Ruhebett, Bettcouch
  • Ruhebettcouch
  • Bettcouchcouch
Irish leaba lae
  • leaba laecouch
Italian divanetto
  • divanettocouch
Polish wersalka, szezlong
  • wersalkacouch
  • szezlonglong chair
Portuguese sofá-cama
  • sofá-camacouch
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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