sickbed

American  

[sik-bed] / ˈsɪkˌbɛd /

noun

1. the bed used by a sick person.

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Etymology

Origin of sickbed

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; sick ¹, bed

Example Sentences

When the boy’s not looking, Jamie’s shoulders sag as he trudges up the stairs to Isla’s sickbed, showing us a hint of adult complexities he alone understands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

The actor was filming an episode of the final season of “The Crown” in which her character, Princess Margaret, is visited at her sickbed by her older sister Elizabeth, played by Imelda Staunton.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2023

"It was a paradox to describe it as a sickbed; it was filthy and full of lice," then-prisoner Kristian Ottosen wrote in his diary.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023

People talk about the death of a mother, and there are scenes of her sickbed.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021

In the dim light, Richard Lopez could almost be the man who had helped Nailer carve the Rust Saint’s image into the wall above his mother’s sickbed.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi