bedpan

American  

[bed-pan] / ˈbɛdˌpæn /

noun

1. a shallow toilet pan for use by persons confined to bed.

2. bedwarmer.

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bedpan British  

/ ˈbɛdˌpæn /

noun

1. a shallow vessel placed under a bedridden patient to collect faeces and urine

2. another name for warming pan

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Etymology

Origin of bedpan

First recorded in 1575–85; bed + pan ¹

Example Sentences

Bedpan, panic attack, Percocet, lost job, crying sister.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2016

Snaps he to "Miss Bedpan": "My great-aunt Jennifer . . . lived to be 102 and when she was three days dead she looked better than you do now."

From Time Magazine Archive

Bedpan, I. Layettes can be purchased at any good department store, but many expectant mothers prefer to make all the clothes for the little one.

From Making Good on Private Duty by Lounsbery, Harriet Camp