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sickbed

/ˈsɪkbɛd/

sickbed noun: a bed used by a person who is sick.

Noun

sickbed (plural sickbeds)

  1. A bed used by a person who is sick.
  2. A place for convalescence.

Forms of sickbed

pluralsickbeds

Origin of sickbed

From Middle English seke bed, equivalent to sick + bed.

Questions about sickbed

What does sickbed mean?
Sickbed means a bed used by a person who is sick.
What part of speech is sickbed?
Sickbed is a noun.
How do you pronounce sickbed?
Sickbed is pronounced /ˈsɪkbɛd/.
What is the plural of sickbed?
The plural of sickbed is sickbeds.

Words near sickbed in the dictionary

  1. sickass
  2. sickbag
  3. sickbags
  4. sickbay
  5. sickbays
  6. sickbed
  7. sickbeds
  8. sicke
  9. sicked
  10. sicked up
  11. sickee

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