nightstand

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noun

A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

“He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.”

Similar
bedside tablenight table
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Meanings

nounnightstand (plural nightstands)

plural nightstands · alternative night stand · alternative night-stand

  1. USA small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

    He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.

    Synonyms: bedside table, night table

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

Similar
bedside tablenight table
Also see
bedside tablenight table

Origin

From night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”).

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Translations

Arabic مِنْضَدة اَلسَّرِير
  • مِنْضَدة اَلسَّرِيرsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Bulgarian нощно шкафче
  • нощно шкафче (noštno škafče)small table placed beside the head of a bed
Catalan tauleta de nit, comodí
  • tauleta de nitsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • comodísmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Chinese Mandarin 床頭櫃 /床头柜
  • 床頭櫃 /床头柜 (chuángtóuguì)small table placed beside the head of a bed
Czech noční stolek
  • noční stoleksmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Danish natbord
  • natbordsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Dutch nachtkastje
  • nachtkastjesmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Esperanto noktotablo
  • noktotablosmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Finnish yöpöytä
  • yöpöytäsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
French table de nuit, table de chevet
  • table de nuitsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • table de chevetsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • liseusesmall table placed beside the head of a bed
German Nachtkasten, Nachtkasterl
  • Nachtkastensmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Nachtkasterlsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Nachtkastlsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Nachtkästchensmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Nachtschranksmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Nachtschränkchensmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Nachttischsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Nachttischchensmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Greek κομοδίνο
  • κομοδίνο (komodíno)small table placed beside the head of a bed
Hungarian éjjeliszekrény
  • éjjeliszekrénysmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Icelandic náttborð
  • náttborðsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Irish bord cois leapa, bord éadain
  • bord cois leapasmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • bord éadainsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Italian comodino
  • comodinosmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Japanese ナイトテーブル, ナイトスタンド
  • ナイトテーブル (naito tēburu)small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • ナイトスタンド (naitosutando)small table placed beside the head of a bed
Korean 나이트스탠드, 침실용 탁자
  • 나이트스탠드 (naiteuseutaendeu)small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • 침실용 탁자 (chimsiryong takja)small table placed beside the head of a bed
Norwegian nattbord
  • nattbordsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Polish nakastlik, szafka nocna
  • nakastliksmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • szafka nocnasmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Portuguese criado-mudo, mesinha de cabeceira
  • criado-mudosmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • mesinha de cabeceirasmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • mesa de cabeceirasmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Romanian măsuță de noapte
  • măsuță de noaptesmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Russian ту́мбочка
  • ту́мбочка (túmbočka)small table placed beside the head of a bed
Slovak nočný stolík
  • nočný stolíksmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Spanish mesa de noche, mesita de noche
  • mesa de nochesmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • mesita de nochesmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • burósmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • mesilla de nochesmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • mesita de luzsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • veladorsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • (mueble) nocherosmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • mesa nocturna/lumínica/nocherasmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • mesillasmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • mesa de luzsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Swedish nattduksbord, sängbord
  • nattduksbordsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • sängbordsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Turkish komodin
  • komodinsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Welsh bwrdd erchwyn, byrddau erchwyn
  • bwrdd erchwynsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • byrddau erchwynsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • bord erchwynsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
  • bordydd ercwhynsmall table placed beside the head of a bed
Yiddish בעטטישל
  • בעטטישל (bettishl)small table placed beside the head of a bed
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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