night table

American  

noun

1. a small table, chest, etc., for use next to a bed.

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Etymology

Origin of night table

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

This happens with sufficient frequency for me to keep my cellphone on my night table so that I can search for the missing item and return to my less-than-sound sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal

The candle on the night table was sputtering, the wick nearly gone.

From Literature

On my night table, I have my nighttime journal and I do a little self-compassion journaling.

From Los Angeles Times

Berman confessed he was so turned off by the photo that the book “lay on my night table for weeks” before he started reading it.

From Los Angeles Times

He looked at me sideways, then went to the milk crate by his bed that served as a night table.

From Literature