bedstand

[ bed-stand ]

noun

1. night table.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedstand¹

bed + stand

Example Sentences

Organize her tray table, bedstand.

From New York Times

Wireless charging will be nice at night on a bedstand, and I think it’ll be especially useful in cars, where you can just put the phone on the charger, connect wirelessly to Bluetooth, and be on your way without any cables at all.

From The Verge

I reach for a plastic cup on the bedstand beside her purse.

From Literature

“I’m not against anybody. I’d just like for somebody to bring their brain to work some day and not leave it on the bedstand when they show up to govern.”

From The Guardian

Some might "think it is their God-given right to keep an unlocked and loaded firearm on their bedstand ... It is not. It is not their right. It is not responsible," Krekorian said.

From Los Angeles Times