bedside

UK: /ˈbɛdsaɪd/ US: /ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/ ,(bed′sīd′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

bed•side /ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/   n. [countable* usually singular]

1. the side of a bed, esp. the place of someone taking care of or visiting a sick person:
   at my bedside when I got ill.

adj. 

2. at or for a bedside:
   a bedside examination.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

bed•side  (bed′sīd′), n. 

1. the side of a bed, esp. as the place of one attending the sick.

adj. 

2. at or for a bedside:
   a bedside table.

• 1325–75; Middle English; origin, originally bed + 's¹ + side¹

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bedside / ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/ noun

1. the space by the side of a bed, esp of a sick person
2. (as modifier): a bedside lamp, a doctor's bedside manner