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nightstand

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bedside table, night table

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: end table, side table

History

Etymology

From night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”).

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: komodinë — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Arabic: مِنْضَدة اَلسَّرِير — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Arabic: كُمَدينة (kumadīna) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Azerbaijani: dolabça — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Bulgarian: нощно шкафче (noštno škafče) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Catalan: tauleta de nit — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Catalan: comodí — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 床頭櫃 /床头柜 (chuángtóuguì) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Czech: noční stolek — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Danish: natbord — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Dutch: nachtkastje — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Esperanto: noktotablo — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Finnish: yöpöytä — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • French: table de nuit — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • French: table de chevet — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • French: liseuse — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • German: Nachtkasten — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • German: Nachtkasterl — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • German: Nachtkastl — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • German: Nachtkästchen — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • German: Nachtschrank — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • German: Nachtschränkchen — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • German: Nachttisch — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • German: Nachttischchen — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Greek: κομοδίνο (komodíno) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Hungarian: éjjeliszekrény — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Icelandic: náttborð — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Ido: litotableto — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Irish: bord cois leapa — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Irish: bord éadain — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Italian: comodino — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Japanese: ナイトテーブル (naito tēburu) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Japanese: ナイトスタンド (naitosutando) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Kazakh: тумбочка (tumboçka) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Korean: 나이트스탠드 (naiteuseutaendeu) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Korean: 침실용 탁자 (chimsiryong takja) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Macedonian: на́ткасна (nátkasna) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Norwegian: nattbord — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Occitan: taula de nuech — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Polish: nakastlik — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Polish: szafka nocna — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Portuguese: criado-mudo — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Portuguese: mesinha de cabeceira — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Portuguese: mesa de cabeceira — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Romanian: măsuță de noapte — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Russian: ту́мбочка (túmbočka) — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Slovak: nočný stolík — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: mesa de noche — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: mesita de noche — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: buró — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: mesilla de noche — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: mesita de luz — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: velador — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: nochero — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: mesa nocturna — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: mesilla — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: mesa de luz — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Spanish: mesa lumínica — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Swedish: nattduksbord — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Swedish: sängbord — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Turkish: komodin — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Welsh: bwrdd erchwyn — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Welsh: byrddau erchwyn — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Welsh: bord erchwyn — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Welsh: bordydd ercwhyn — small table placed beside the head of a bed
  • Yiddish: בעטטישל (bettishl) — small table placed beside the head of a bed