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Webster 1913 Edition

Bedridden

{

Bed′ridˊ

,

Bed′ridˊden

, }
Adj.
[OE.
bedrede
, AS.
bedreda
,
bedrida
; from
bed
,
bedd
, a bed or couch +
ridda
a rider; cf. OHG.
pettiriso
, G.
bettrise
. See
Bed
,
Noun.
, and
Ride
,
Verb.
I.
]
Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity.
“Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father.”
Shak.
“The estate of a bedridden old gentleman.”
Macaulay.

Definition 2024

bedridden

bedridden

See also: bed-ridden

English

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Adjective

bedridden ‎(comparative more bedridden, superlative most bedridden)

  1. confined to bed because of infirmity or illness
    • Macaulay
      The estate of a bedridden old gentleman.

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Etymology

From Old English bedreda, from rida ‎(“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/

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