bedridden

== English == === Alternative forms === bed-ridden === Etymology === From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), from bed, bedd (“bed”) + rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/ === Adjective === bedridden (not comparable) Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness. ==== Synonyms ==== (confined to bed): bedfast, bedbound ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====