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bedmate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A person with whom one shares a bed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bedfellow, bedpartner

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English -mate English bedmate From bed + -mate.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: друга́р по легло́ (drugár po legló) — person with whom one shares a bed
  • Bulgarian: друга́рка по легло́ (drugárka po legló) — person with whom one shares a bed
  • Bulgarian: друга́рче по легло́ (drugárče po legló) — person with whom one shares a bed
  • Finnish: petikaveri — person with whom one shares a bed
  • German: Bettgenosse — person with whom one shares a bed
  • German: Bettgenossin — person with whom one shares a bed
  • Ancient Greek: εὖνις (eûnis) — person with whom one shares a bed
  • Ancient Greek: ἄλοχος (álokhos) — person with whom one shares a bed