bedside

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bedside

/ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/

Where it comes from

From Middle English bedsyde, bedde syde (also as beddes side, beddes syde), equivalent to bed + -side. Compare German Bettseite (“bedside”).

noun bedsides · bed-side

A position at the side of one's bed.
Any of the side panels of the bed of a truck.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bed, bunk, crib, staff, ward, deathbed, pain, patient, sick, side, reads, cribside, bedsite, bedlight, bedside table, benchside

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"bedside." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bedside. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bedside. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bedside

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"bedside." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bedside.

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@misc{bedside_2026,
  title = {bedside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bedside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}