1
: a chaise longue of a type made 1680–1780
2
: a couch that can be converted into a bed
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Smell the flowers in your private garden or stretch out on your outdoor daybed.
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Johanna Read, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The first half concerned the women of their parents’ generation—demure, without opinions, bright-skinned beauties lounging on daybeds with nothing to say, like pampered pets.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Also, versatile furniture – like pop up trundle daybeds, which have surged in Houzz searches by 3 times compared to the same time last year – make entertaining overnight guests more practical.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
In one nursery, custom shades with fabric from Soane hang above a rattan daybed from Serena & Lily.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
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Johanna Read, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The first half concerned the women of their parents’ generation—demure, without opinions, bright-skinned beauties lounging on daybeds with nothing to say, like pampered pets.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Also, versatile furniture – like pop up trundle daybeds, which have surged in Houzz searches by 3 times compared to the same time last year – make entertaining overnight guests more practical.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
In one nursery, custom shades with fabric from Soane hang above a rattan daybed from Serena & Lily.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Daybed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybed. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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daybed
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day·bed
ˈdā-ˌbed 
: a couch that can be converted into a bed
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