bedside

American  

[bed-sahyd] / ˈbɛdˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the side of a bed, especially as the place of one attending the sick.

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adjective

1. at or for a bedside.

   a bedside table.

bedside British  

/ ˈbɛdˌsaɪd /

noun

1. 1. the space by the side of a bed, esp of a sick person

   2. ( as modifier )

      a bedside lamp

      a doctor's bedside manner

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Etymology

Origin of bedside

1325–75; Middle English; originally bed + 's ¹ + side ¹

Example Sentences

I groan, but I get my phone from my bedside table, unlock the screen, and find the text thread.

From Literature

Earlier the Ford family had told the inquest that their wife and mother's deterioration had been "traumatic" and that they had had to wear PPE when spending her final hours at her bedside.

From BBC

‘Night night, Mimi,’ she said as she flicked on her bedside lamp.

From Literature

Clocky, a wheeled device that made its debut about 20 years ago, hops off a bedside table and beeps as it zooms around the room.

From The Wall Street Journal

His mother and brother had kept a vigil at his bedside in Cuba.

From Literature