sickbed

[ sik-bed ]

noun

1. the bed used by a sick person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sickbed¹

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

Example Sentences

"I thought every time you catch an illness it's supposed to be a bit better each time?" was the message from his sickbed.

From BBC

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

Around 8:00 P.M., not long before the curtain rose at Ford’s, Stanton left his house to visit his friend William H. Seward at his sickbed.

From Literature

And then I woke up, in my sickbed.

From Washington Post

Outside, on the back patio, was a used mattress — one of her favorite objects for casting in silicone because of its associations with trash, sex and sickbeds.

From New York Times