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bedroom

[ bed-room, -roo m ]
/ ˈbɛdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
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noun

a room furnished and used for sleeping.

adjective

concerned mainly with love affairs or sex: The movie is a typical bedroom comedy.
sexually inviting; amorous: bedroom eyes.
inhabited largely by commuters: a bedroom community.

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RELATED WORDS

chamber, cubicle, bedchamber

Nearby words

  1. bedrail,
  2. bedrid,
  3. bedridden,
  4. bedrock,
  5. bedroll,
  6. bedroom slipper,
  7. beds,
  8. bedsheet,
  9. bedside,
  10. bedside manner

Origin of bedroom

First recorded in 1580–90; bed + room
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British Dictionary definitions for bedroom

bedroom

/ (ˈbɛdˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

a room furnished with beds or used for sleeping
(modifier) containing references to sexa bedroom comedy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for bedroom

bedroom

n.

also bed-room, 1610s, from bed (n.) + room. Slightly earlier in a sense "sleeping space" (1580s). Replaced earlier bedchamber (late 14c.). First record of slang bedroom eyes is from 1901.

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