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bedridden

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/

The English word “bedridden” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

Etymology

From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), from bed, bedd (“bed”) + rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives.

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