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bed rest
noun
- a prolonged rest in bed, as in the treatment of an illness.
- a device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bed rest1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
We have suffered a collective trauma, and it will shape who we become, much the way bed rest changed me.
From Washington Post
Nevertheless, after minimal bed rest, he was sent back out—and then on to a subsequent deployment.
From The Daily Beast
One winter evening a woman came to my door to see if she could borrow a bed-rest.
From Project Gutenberg
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