"bedridden" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/ [UK]
Etymology: From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), from bed, bedd (“bed”) + rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bedredyn}} Middle English bedredyn, {{m|enm|bedraden}} bedraden, {{m|enm|bedreden}} bedreden, {{m|enm|bæddrædæn}} bæddrædæn, {{m|enm|bedreede}} bedreede, {{m|enm|bedrede}} bedrede, {{inh|en|ang|bedreda|pos=adj.|t=bedridden}} Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), {{m|ang|bedreda}} bedreda, {{m|ang|bedrida}} bedrida, {{m|ang|bæddryda|pos=noun|t=one who is bedridden}} bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), {{m|ang|bed}} bed, {{m|ang|bedd|t=bed}} bedd (“bed”), {{m|ang|rida||rider}} rida (“rider”), {{m|en|-en}} -en Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bedridden (not comparable)
  1. Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: bed-ridden Synonyms (confined to bed): bedfast, bedbound Derived forms: bedriddenness Translations (confined to bed): κλινοπετής (klinopetḗs) (Ancient Greek), прикова́н на легло́ (prikován na legló) (Bulgarian), enllitat (Catalan), allitat (Catalan), 臥床不起的 (Chinese Mandarin), 卧床不起的 (wòchuángbùqǐ de) (Chinese Mandarin), bedlegerig (Dutch), litmalsana (Esperanto), vuoteenoma (Finnish), alité (French), cloué au lit (French), grabataire (French), bettlägerig (German), κλινήρης (kliníris) (Greek), ágyhoz kötött (Hungarian), cróilí (Irish), degente (Italian), allettato (Italian), grabataithe (Norman), au pliâtre (Norman), sengeliggende (Norwegian), մահճակալ (mahčakal) (Old Armenian), beddrida (Old English), گوتورم (götürüm) (Ottoman Turkish), przykuty do łóżka (Polish), obłożnie chory (Polish), acamado (Portuguese), прико́ванный к посте́ли (prikóvannyj k postéli) (Russian), прикован за кревет [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), везан за кревет [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), prikovan za krevet [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), vezan za krevet [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), confinado en cama (Spanish), postrado en cama [masculine] (Spanish), encamado [masculine] (Spanish), sängliggande (Swedish), sängbunden (Swedish), datay (Tagalog), nakaratay (Tagalog), nasa banig ng karamdaman (Tagalog), yatalak (Turkish), gorweiddiog (Welsh)

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      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "au pliâtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "sengeliggende"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "beddrida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "götürüm",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "گوتورم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "przykuty do łóżka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "obłożnie chory"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "acamado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prikóvannyj k postéli",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "прико́ванный к посте́ли"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "прикован за кревет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "везан за кревет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "prikovan za krevet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "vezan za krevet"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "confinado en cama"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "postrado en cama"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "encamado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "sängliggande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "sängbunden"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "datay"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "nakaratay"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "nasa banig ng karamdaman"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "yatalak"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "confined to bed",
      "word": "gorweiddiog"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedridden"
}

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