Phrase guide

Murphy bed

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A light type of bed designed to be folded up or swung into a wall or closet for storage when not in use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not being used

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: bed

History

Etymology

From inventor William L. Murphy + bed.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سرير مورفي — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Dutch: opklapbed — bed that folds up into the wall
  • French: lit escamotable — bed that folds up into the wall
  • German: Schrankbett — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Hebrew: מיטת קיר — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Icelandic: skáprúm — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Italian: letto a scomparsa — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Polish: składane łóżko — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Portuguese: cama retrátil — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Romanian: pat rabatabil — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Russian: складна́я кровать (skladnája krovatʹ) — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Spanish: cama abatible — bed that folds up into the wall
  • Spanish: cama plegable — bed that folds up into the wall