bedridden
See also: bed-ridden
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), from bed, bedd (“bed”) + rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives, equivalent to bed + rider.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/
Adjective
bedridden (not comparable)
Derived terms
Translations
confined to bed
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