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bedside

bed·side

UK/ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/ US/ˈbɛˌdsaɪd/ fairly common

noun

1.

space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)

  • “the doctor stood at her bedside”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • bedside manner
  • bedside sleeper
  • bedside table

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