bedridden

adjective

bed·​rid·​den ˈbed-ˌri-dᵊn 

variants or less commonly bedrid

ˈbed-ˌrid 

: confined (as by illness) to bed

Examples of bedridden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the June 4 episode, Danielle's autoimmune disorder flared up due to the stress of trying to find an extra set of hands — leaving her bedridden and Adam alone to wrangle the girls to school. —Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024

Notably, the person had underlying medical conditions and had been bedridden for three weeks for other ailments before the new symptoms appeared, family members told health officials. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024

In My Neighbor Totoro, the mother of two young girls is also hospitalized and bedridden. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024

And while Louis was bedridden and depressed, Armand kept Daniel in the apartment, torturing him for days and ultimately almost killing him until Louis stopped Armand and saved Daniel's life. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English bedrede, bedreden, from Old English bedreda, from bedreda one confined to bed, from bedd bed + -rida, -reda, from rīdan to ride — more at bed entry 1, ride entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bedridden

adjective

bed·​rid·​den ˈbed-ˌrid-ᵊn 

: forced to stay in bed especially by illness or weakness

Medical Definition

bedridden

adjective

bed·​rid·​den ˈbed-ˌrid-ᵊn 

variants also bedrid

-ˌrid 

: confined to bed (as by illness)