bedside









bedside


noun

  1. the side of a bed, especially as the place of one attending the sick.

adjective

  1. at or for a bedside: a bedside table.

noun

    1. the space by the side of a bed, esp of a sick person
    2. (as modifier)a bedside lamp; a doctor’s bedside manner
n.

late 14c., from bed (n.) + side. Bedside manner attested from 1869.

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