bedmate

English

Etymology

From bed +‎ -mate.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/

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Noun

bedmate (plural bedmates)

1. A person with whom one shares a bed.

   Synonyms: bedfellow, bedpartner

   • 1985, John Fante, Chapter 8, The Road to Los Angeles:

     Catherine of Aragon: wonderful woman, the Queen of England, the bedmate of Henry VIII - that much I knew already.

   • 2000, Ralph A. Pascualy, Sally Warren Soest, Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Sleep Well, Feel Better‎, page 161:

     These [periodic leg movements] may awaken the sleeper, but often they do nor and are more disruptive to the bedmate. If you or your bedmate experience either of these disorders, talk with a sleep specialist about possible treatment

   • 2005, John Durand, The Odyssey of Mary B: A True Tale‎, page 227:

     She wondered where his thoughts were and whether she was anything more to him than a bedmate and housekeeper. She worried whether she'd done something to be the cause of his gloom...

Derived terms

• bedmatics

Related terms

• bedshare

Translations

person with whom one shares a bed

German: Bettgenosse (de) m, Bettgenossin (de) f Greek: Ancient: εὖνις f (eûnis), ἄλοχος f (álokhos)