bed rest

noun

1. a prolonged rest in bed, as in the treatment of an illness.

2. a device used to support a person sitting up in bed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bed rest¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Smith was a sickly child, contracting bronchial pneumonia, tuberculosis, German measles, mumps and chicken pox which kept her in "periods of lengthy bed rest".

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When Sophie had her fifth child by Caesarean, she was told she needed bed rest for six weeks.

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By the time she finally retrieved her friend’s vehicle, I felt like I needed five days bed rest; my daughter was trying to think of ways she could park the car inside her friend’s apartment.

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The third delivered a baby girl, but demanded 23 weeks of bed rest.

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Researchers observed a decrease in the amplitude of temperature, activity and sleepiness rhythms during bed rest.

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