Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

    Bettruhe

    посте́льный режи́мpostélʹnyj režím

More definitions
  • confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
confinement to bed in order to recover:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
confinement to bed in order to recover:

Origin

From Middle English bædræste, from Old English bedrest, beddrest, equivalent to bed + rest

From Middle English bædræste, from Old English bedrest, beddrest, equivalent to bed + rest.

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Forms

plural: bedrests

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons):bed rest

See also

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