bedridden

[ bed-rid-n ]

adjective

1. confined to bed because of illness, injury, etc.

bedridden

/ ˈbɛdˌrɪdən /

adjective

1. confined to bed because of illness, esp for a long or indefinite period

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedridden¹

1300–50; Middle English, variant (by confusion with past participle of ride ) of bedrid

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedridden¹

Old English bedreda , from bedd bed + -rida rider, from rīdan to ride

Related Words

• ill
• incapacitated
• infirm
• invalid