bedmate

noun
/ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/US

Etymology

From bed + -mate.

  1. derived from *bʰedʰh₂- — “to dig
  2. inherited from *badją — “resting-place, plot of ground
  3. inherited from *badi
  4. inherited from bedd
  5. inherited from bed
  6. suffixed as bedmate — “bed + mate

Definitions

  1. A person with whom one shares a bed.

    • Catherine of Aragon: wonderful woman, the Queen of England, the bedmate of Henry VIII - that much I knew already.
    • These [periodic leg movements] may awaken the sleeper, but often they do nor and are more disruptive to the bedmate. If you or your bedmate experience either of these disorders, talk with a sleep specialist about possible treatment
    • She wondered where his thoughts were and whether she was anything more to him than a bedmate and housekeeper. She worried whether she'd done something to be the cause of his gloom...

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