bedridden
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), from bed, bedd (“bed”) + rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives.
- Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
“the estate of a bedridden old gentleman”