bedmate
noun
- someone who one shares their bed with
- sex partner
- person one has a platonic friendship with, that includs sex
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English -mate English bedmate From bed + -mate.
- A person with whom one shares a bed.
“Catherine of Aragon: wonderful woman, the Queen of England, the bedmate of Henry VIII - that much I knew already.”
“These [periodic leg movements] may awaken the sleeper, but often they do nor and are more disruptive to the bedmate. If you or your bedmate experience either of these disorders, talk with a sleep specialist about possible treatment”