BEDRIDDEN


Meaning of BEDRIDDEN in English

/ ˈbedrɪdn; NAmE / adjective

having to stay in bed all the time because you are sick, injured or old

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : formed irregularly from archaic bedrid bedridden person , from the base of the verb ride .

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