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bedridden - 4 dictionary results

bed⋅rid⋅den

[bed-rid-n]
–adjective
confined to bed because of illness, injury, etc.

Origin:
1300–50; ME, var. (by confusion with ptp. of ride ) of bedrid
bed·rid·den   (běd'rĭd'n)   
adj.  Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

[Middle English bedreden, from Old English bedrida : bed, bed; see bed + rida, rider (from rīdan, to ride; see ride).]

Main Entry: bed·rid·den
Pronunciation: 'bed-"rid-&n
Variant: also bed·rid /-"rid/
Function:adjective
: confined to bed (as by illness)
Language Translation for : bedridden
Spanish: postrado en cama,
German: bettlägerig,
Japanese: 寝ついた

bedridden bed·rid·den (běd'rĭd'n) or bed·rid (-rĭd')
adj.
Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

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