"bed-wet" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bed-wets [present, singular, third-person], bed-wetting [participle, present], bed-wet [participle, past], bed-wet [past], bed-wetted [participle, past], bed-wetted [past]
Etymology: Backformation from bed-wetting, bed-wetter. Ultimately from bed + wet. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bed-wetting}} bed-wetting, {{m|en|bed-wetter}} bed-wetter, {{m|en|bed}} bed, {{m|en|wet}} wet Head templates: {{en-verb|++|++|~|past2=~ted}} bed-wet (third-person singular simple present bed-wets, present participle bed-wetting, simple past and past participle bed-wet or bed-wetted)
  1. (rare, intransitive) To wet the bed: to experience bed-wetting or enuresis, to urinate while asleep. Tags: intransitive, rare Synonyms: bedwet
    Sense id: en-bed-wet-en-verb-T1hSmgAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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