ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English bedfelawe, from bed + felawe fellow
1. : a person sharing one's bed
2. : one found in proximity to or cooperation with another
the press, like politics, makes strange bedfellows — Newsweek
: associate , ally