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bedwetting

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Characterized by cowardly attitudes; wishy-washy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, not-comparable

Examples

  • Really? There'll be none of this bedwetting attitude towards problems when I take office.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of urinary incontinence involving involuntary urination while in bed during sleep.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bed + wetting.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enuresi nocturna — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尿床 (niàochuáng) — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遺尿 /遗尿 (yíniào) — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜遺尿 /夜遗尿 (yèyíniào) — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Finnish: yökastelu — involuntary urination while asleep
  • French: énurésie nocturne — involuntary urination while asleep
  • French: faire pipi au lit — involuntary urination while asleep
  • German: Bettnässen — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Hungarian: ágybavizelés — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Irish: fliuchadh leapa — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Japanese: 夜尿症 (yanyōshō) — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Japanese: お寝小 (onesho) — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Portuguese: enurese noturna — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Russian: недержа́ние мочи́ — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Russian: ночно́й энуре́з (nočnój enurɛ́z) — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Spanish: enuresis nocturna — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Swedish: sängvätning — involuntary urination while asleep
  • Welsh: gwlychu'r gwely — involuntary urination while asleep