"bedmate" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bedmate.wav Forms: bedmates [plural]
Etymology: From bed + -mate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bed|mate}} bed + -mate Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedmate (plural bedmates)
  1. A person with whom one shares a bed. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bedfellow Derived forms: bedmatics Translations (person with whom one shares a bed): εὖνις (eûnis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἄλοχος (álokhos) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Bettgenosse [masculine] (German), Bettgenossin [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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