sickroom

[ sik-room, -room ]

/ ˈsɪkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sickroom ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a room in which a sick person is confined.

Origin of sickroom

First recorded in 1740–50; sick¹ + room

Words nearby sickroom

sick note, sicko, sickout, sick pay, sick role, sickroom, sick sinus syndrome, sick to one's stomach, sic passim, sic semper tyrannis, sic transit gloria mundi

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Example sentences from the Web for sickroom

The voices in Susy's sickroom ceased to murmur; presently Mrs. Collins stole softly upstairs.
The Children of Wilton Chase|Mrs. L. T. Meade
He was not going to be shut up in a sickroom to please all the gossips of two hemispheres.
Sylvia's Marriage|Upton Sinclair
So it is that he brings air and cheer into the sickroom, and often enough, though not so often as he wishes, brings healing.
Underwoods|Robert Louis Stevenson
Shortly after, she had taken her usual place in the sickroom.
Agatha's Husband|Dinah Maria Craik (AKA: Dinah Maria Mulock)

As an American, the first whom they had seen in that distant island, they invited me into the sickroom.
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2)|John Lloyd Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for sickroom

sickroom

/ (ˈsɪkˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

a room to which a person who is ill is confined

a room set aside, as in a school, for people who are taken ill

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Medical definitions for sickroom

sickroom

[ sĭk′rōōm′, -rum′ ]

n.

A room occupied by a sick person.

单词	sickroom
释义	sickroom [ sik-room, -room ] / ˈsɪkˌrum, -ˌrʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sickroom ON THESAURUS.COM noun a room in which a sick person is confined. Origin of sickroom First recorded in 1740–50; sick¹ + room Words nearby sickroom sick note, sicko, sickout, sick pay, sick role, sickroom, sick sinus syndrome, sick to one's stomach, sic passim, sic semper tyrannis, sic transit gloria mundi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sickroom The voices in Susy's sickroom ceased to murmur; presently Mrs. Collins stole softly upstairs. The Children of Wilton Chase\|Mrs. L. T. Meade He was not going to be shut up in a sickroom to please all the gossips of two hemispheres. Sylvia's Marriage\|Upton Sinclair So it is that he brings air and cheer into the sickroom, and often enough, though not so often as he wishes, brings healing. Underwoods\|Robert Louis Stevenson Shortly after, she had taken her usual place in the sickroom. Agatha's Husband\|Dinah Maria Craik (AKA: Dinah Maria Mulock) As an American, the first whom they had seen in that distant island, they invited me into the sickroom. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2)\|John Lloyd Stephens British Dictionary definitions for sickroom sickroom / (ˈsɪkˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) / noun a room to which a person who is ill is confined a room set aside, as in a school, for people who are taken ill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sickroom dispensary, hospital, sick bay Medical definitions for sickroom sickroom [ sĭk′rōōm′, -rum′ ] n. A room occupied by a sick person. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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sickroom

noun

Origin of sickroom

Words nearby sickroom

Example sentences from the Web for sickroom

British Dictionary definitions for sickroom

noun

Words related to sickroom

Medical definitions for sickroom

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