the space by the side of a bed, esp of a sick person (as modifier): a bedside lamp, a doctor's bedside manner
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bed•side /ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable* usually singular]
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- 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.
- at or for a bedside:a bedside examination.
bed•side
(bed′sīd′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- the side of a bed, esp. as the place of one attending the sick.
adj.
- at or for a bedside:a bedside table.
- 1325–75; Middle English; origin, originally bed + 's1 + side1
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