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Definitions for: Bedrid
[adj] confined to bed (by illness)
Webster (1913) Definition: Bed"rid`, Bedridden Bed"rid`den, a. [OE. bedrede, AS.
bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a
rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See Bed, n., and
Ride, v. i. ]
Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. ``Her decrepit,
sick, and bedrid father.'' --Shak. ``The estate of a
bedridden old gentleman.'' --Macaulay.
Synonyms: bedfast, bedridden, ill, infirm, sick, sick-abed
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