noun
Meaning 1
The bed shared by a newly-married couple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
marriage bed
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noun
Meaning 2
Sexual activity between a married couple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the bed shared by a newly wed couple
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bed
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: häävuode — the bed shared by a newly-married couple
- Irish: leaba lánúine — the bed shared by a newly-married couple
- Italian: talamo — the bed shared by a newly-married couple
- Latin: thalamus — the bed shared by a newly-married couple
- Plautdietsch: Ehebad — the bed shared by a newly-married couple
- Romanian: pat nupțial — the bed shared by a newly-married couple
- Swedish: brudsäng — the bed shared by a newly-married couple