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noun
A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bed rest
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Broader terms: rest, ease, repose, relaxation
History
From Middle English bædræste, from Old English bedrest, beddrest, equivalent to bed + rest.
Across languages
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