2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bedrid \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. [1913 Webster] Bedright From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: bedridden adj : confined to bed (by illness) [syn: {bedfast}, {bedrid}, {infirm}, {sick-abed}]
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