I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English bedside, beddes side, from bed or beddes (gen. of bed ) + side
: the side of a bed : a place beside a bed (as a sickbed or a deathbed)
by her bedside when she died
II. adjective
1. : relating to or conducted at the bedside of a patient
bedside teaching
a bedside diagnosis
2. : suitable for reading in bed especially in short bits ; sometimes : light and entertaining
a bedside book
bedside literature