bedwetter

American  

[bed-wet-er] / ˈbɛdˌwɛt ər /

Or bed-wetter

noun

1. a person, usually a child, who urinates while sleeping, especially habitually.

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Etymology

Origin of bedwetter

1935–40; bed + wet (v.) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“I learned disassociation at a very young age, as a bedwetter who had to go to sleepover camp,” she said.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

That claiming to be a bedwetter won’t get you a single cell as it once did – but hearing voices might.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2019

I dared not sleep with my clothes on because George had become a perennial bedwetter.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane