bedhead

== English == === Alternative forms === bed head === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛd.hɛd/ Rhymes: -ɛdhɛd === Etymology 1 === From bed +‎ head. Superficially similar to, but etymologically distinguishable from, forms built from -head. ==== Noun ==== bedhead (countable and uncountable, plural bedheads) (colloquial) The condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep. Synonym: bed hair Hyponym: sex hair ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English bed-head, bedhede (also as beddeshed, beddes hede, beddes heed), equivalent to bed +‎ head. ==== Noun ==== bedhead (plural bedheads) (British) A vertical panel or board at the end of a bed where the pillow is placed. Synonym: headboard Holonyms: bedstead; bedframe (sometimes comeronymous) The end of a bed where the pillow is placed, the head of the bed. Synonyms: head (of the bed), bed's head