footboard

noun

foot·​board ˈfu̇t-ˌbȯrd 

1

: a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet

2

: a board forming the foot of a bed

Examples of footboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Your many boxes of junk can tuck behind the footboard, and your guests (and you, with time) will be none the wiser. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026

Dubbed Tranquility, the bedframe has a soft leather headboard and footboard, with saddle-stitch detailing reminiscent of fine tailoring. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026

Man, between this home birth and Henry’s PTSD interlude in Episode 4, that footboard has seen some things. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025

What to look for in a quality king bed frame Headboard and footboard King bed frames can have a headboard and a footboard, just a headboard or neither. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for footboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

footboard

noun

foot·​board -ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a board forming the foot of a bed