# bedrest

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
2. Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

## Etymology
From Middle English bædræste, from Old English bedrest, beddrest, equivalent to bed + rest.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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