bedwarmer

== English == === Alternative forms === bed warmer, bed-warmer === Etymology === From bed +‎ warmer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bedwarmer (plural bedwarmers) (historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed. Synonym: warming pan (by extension) A concubine or mistress. unknown year, His Bedwarmer's Wife, Red Auza "Nah, I'ts [sic] fine, Ley. Because from now on I won't bring any woman here. You will be my bedwarmer." === Further reading === “bed warmer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.