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

Maybe slip it onto your wife’s bedside table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I sat at her bedside and came clean: I followed the peaceniks on a mission to Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

If you’re going to hold on to bedside alarm clocks in a world of ubiquitous smartphones, make them clocks that automatically reset between nights or guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He was in a coma for two months and was showing no sign of brain activity until his family took his French horn to his bedside, and he started responding to the music.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler