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bedrest

bedrest noun: a device used to support a person sitting up in bed.

Noun

bedrest (countable and uncountable, plural bedrests)

  1. A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
  2. Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

bedrest meaning in Indonesian

bedrest in Indonesian

confinement to bed in order to recover
tirah baring

Forms of bedrest

pluralbedrests
alternative formbed rest

Origin of bedrest

From Middle English bædræste, from Old English bedrest, beddrest, equivalent to bed + rest.

Questions about bedrest

What does bedrest mean?
Bedrest means a device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
What is bedrest in Indonesian?
Bedrest in Indonesian is tirah baring. See Bedrest meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is bedrest?
Bedrest is a noun.
What is the plural of bedrest?
The plural of bedrest is bedrests.

Words near bedrest in the dictionary

  1. bedrench
  2. bedrenched
  3. bedrenches
  4. bedrenching
  5. bedressed
  6. bedrest
  7. bedrests
  8. bedrew
  9. bedribble
  10. bedribbled
  11. bedribbles

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