daybed

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daybed

  • /ˈdeɪˌbɛd/

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From day + bed.

noun daybeds

  1. A couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night. After this exhausting work was done Agnes would lie upon her daybed with her arms dangling, too fatigued to lift them.

    Similar: sofa-bed

  2. A long chair used for reclining.

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noun couch

Portuguêssofá-cama
DeutschRuhebett, Bettcouch
Italianodivanetto

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@misc{daybed_2026,
  title = {daybed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daybed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}