bedsit

or bed-sit

[ bed-sit ]

noun

, British.

1. a one-room apartment that combines into the one area a bedroom, living room, and often kitchen facilities:

   My bedsit has a handy little kitchen, but I do have to share a bathroom with other tenants.

bedsit

/ ˈbɛdˌsɪt /

noun

1. a furnished sitting room containing sleeping accommodation and sometimes cooking and washing facilities Also calledbedsitterbedsitting room

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedsit¹

First recorded in 1935–40; shortening of bed-sitting room