sickbed

ˈsɪkbɛd

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Definition of sickbed - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

healthcare

Rare

bed used by a sick person

Rare

He spent a week in his sickbed recovering from the flu..

medical

Rare

place for recovery from illness

Rare

He found comfort in his sickbed after surgery.

infirmary

sickroom

ward

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bed used by a sick person
place for recovery from illness

Origin of sickbed

Old English, sēoc (sick) + bedd (bed)

Examples of sickbed in a sentence

The novel's protagonist spent months in a sickbed.
She spent weeks in her sickbed recovering from the flu.
His sickbed was surrounded by caring family members.

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French:lit de malade, ...
German:Krankenbett, Bett, ...
Italian:capezzale, letto di malattia, ...
Spanish:lecho de enfermo, cama de recuperación, ...
Portuguese:cama de enfermo, cama de doente, ...
Chinese:病床, 病榻, ...
Japanese:病床, 病臥, ...
Arabic:سَرِيرُ المَرَض, سَرِير مَرَض, ...
Hebrew:מִטַּת חוֹלִים, מִטַּת חוֹלֶה, ...
Russian:больничная койка, постель больного, ...
Ukrainian:ліжко хворого, ліжко для одужання, ...
Hindi:बीमार बिस्तर, आराम बिस्तर, ...
Bengali:রোগশয্যা, সুস্থতার বিছানা, ...
Catalan:llit de malalt, llit d'hospital, ...
Czech:lůžko nemocného, nemocné lože, ...
Danish:sygeseng, ...
Dutch:ziekbed, herstelbed, ...
Greek:κρεβάτι ασθενείας, κρεβάτι ανάρρωσης, ...
Hungarian:betegágy, kórágy, ...
Khmer:គ្រែអ្នកជំងឺ, គ្រែព្យាបាល, ...
Korean:병상, 요양 침대, ...
Persian:تخت بیمار, بستر بیماری, ...
Polish:łóżko chorego, łoże chorego, ...
Portuguese (BR):cama de enfermo, cama de doente, ...
Romanian:pat de bolnav, pat de suferință, ...
Swedish:sjuksäng, ...
Thai:เตียงคนป่วย, ที่พักฟื้น, ...
Turkish:hasta yatağı, iyileşme yatağı, ...
Vietnamese:giường bệnh, giường hồi phục, ...

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