sickroom

American  

[sik-room, -room] / ˈsɪkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room in which a sick person is confined.

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sickroom British  

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈsɪkˌruːm /

noun

1. a room to which a person who is ill is confined

2. a room set aside, as in a school, for people who are taken ill

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Etymology

Origin of sickroom

First recorded in 1740–50; sick ¹ + room

Example Sentences

Advice about food preparation for "invalids", "convalescents" or "the sickroom" would commonly take up an entire section of cookbooks.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2022

To prevent infected air from seeping out of the sickroom, Fox suggests wedging towels in the gap under the bedroom door.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022

Her mother read Hans Christian Andersen stories as a vaporizer sent puffs of yellow steam into the sickroom.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

During a sickroom visit by Alicia and her mother, Lady Grillyer, the latter suspiciously demands, “ ‘What is the matter with the Baron?’

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2021

Eliza dragged me inside, saying we still had an obligation to wash down the sickroom.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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