Bedridden Definition

bĕdrĭdn
adjective
Having to stay in bed, usually for a long period, because of illness, infirmity, etc.
Webster's New World
Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.
American Heritage Medicine

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

Wiktionary

Alternative spelling of bedridden.

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Origin of Bedridden

  • Middle English bedreden from Old English bedrida bed bed bed rida rider (from rīdan to ride ride)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English bedreda, from rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives

    From Wiktionary

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