bedridden

bed·rid·den

adj \ˈbed-ˌri-d^ən\

Definition of BEDRIDDEN

: confined (as by illness) to bed

Variants of BEDRIDDEN

bed·rid·den also bed·rid \-ˌrid\

Origin of BEDRIDDEN

alteration of Middle English bedrede, bedreden, from Old English bedreda, from bedreda one confined to bed, from bedd bed + -rida, -reda, from rīdan to ride — more at bed, ride

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BEDRIDDEN

forbidden, unbidden