night table

noun

1. a small table, chest, etc., for use next to a bed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of night table¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Berman confessed he was so turned off by the photo that the book “lay on my night table for weeks” before he started reading it.

From Los Angeles Times

He looked at me sideways, then went to the milk crate by his bed that served as a night table.

From Literature

She’s been saying the same thing over and over since we put her book back in the night table drawer.

From Literature

I have books stacked 15 or 20 layers deep, on the night table and below it.

From New York Times

"We needed an upgrade from a single box of bandaids & tube of Neosporin in my night table drawer."

From Fox News