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beddy

beddy is the diminutive of bed.

Meaning of bed

Noun

bed (countable and uncountable, plural beds)

  1. (countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
    • My cat often sleeps on my bed.
    1. (countable) A mattress.
      • I find her bed too soft.
    2. (countable) A bedframe.
      • That huge wood bed is too heavy for us to carry it that far.
    3. A prepared spot in which to spend the night.
      • When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket.
    4. (usually) One's place of sleep or rest.
      • Go to bed!
    5. (uncountable, usually) Sleep; rest; getting to sleep.
      • He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film.

See all 40 meanings of bed

Forms of beddy

pluralbeddies
alternative formbeddie

Origin of beddy

From bed + -y.

Words that rhyme with beddy

8 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about beddy

What is beddy the diminutive of?
Beddy is the diminutive of bed.

Words near beddy in the dictionary

  1. Beddingtons
  2. Beddoes
  3. Beddoeses
  4. Beddow
  5. Beddows
  6. beddy
  7. beddy-bye
  8. beddy-byes
  9. bede
  10. bedeafen
  11. bedeafened

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