wet the bed

/wɛt ðə ˈbɛd/

verb

To urinate in one's bed (during sleep).

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Meanings

verbwet the bed (third-person singular simple present wets the bed, present participle wetting the bed, simple past and past participle wet the bed or wetted the bed)

present singular third person wets the bed · participle present wetting the bed · participle past wetted the bed · past wetted the bed

  1. idiomaticTo urinate in one's bed (during sleep).

    Unsecure is what she was. She wetted the bed a lot, and always she was sucking on her thumb.

    1998 November, Bethany Campbell [pseudonym; Sally Lea McCluskey], Hear No Evil, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 238
  2. euphemisticTo go bad, to fail. Often said of machines; a euphemism for shit the bed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shit the bed

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尿床, 尿炕
  • 尿床 (niàochuáng)to urinate in one's bed during sleep
  • 尿炕 (niàokàng)to urinate in one's bed during sleep
  • 畫地圖 /画地图 (huà dìtú)to urinate in one's bed during sleep
Esperanto malsekigi la liton
  • malsekigi la litonto urinate in one's bed during sleep
Finnish kastella vuoteensa
  • kastella vuoteensato urinate in one's bed during sleep
French faire pipi au lit, mouiller son lit
  • faire pipi au litto urinate in one's bed during sleep
  • mouiller son litto urinate in one's bed during sleep
German ins Bett machen, einnässen
  • ins Bett machento urinate in one's bed during sleep
  • einnässento urinate in one's bed during sleep
Japanese ベッドを濡らす
  • ベッドを濡らす (beddo wo nurasu)to urinate in one's bed during sleep
Polish moczyć łóżko, zmoczyć łóżko
  • moczyć łóżkoto urinate in one's bed during sleep
  • zmoczyć łóżkoto urinate in one's bed during sleep
Russian страда́ть недержа́нием мочи́
  • страда́ть недержа́нием мочи́to urinate in one's bed during sleep
Spanish mojar la cama
  • mojar la camato urinate in one's bed during sleep
Swedish kissa i sängen
  • kissa i sängento urinate in one's bed during sleep
Cite this entry
APA

wet the bed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20the%20bed

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“wet the bed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20the%20bed. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wet the bed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20the%20bed.

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