bedside
/ˈbɛdsʌɪd
/noun
The space beside a bed (used especially with reference to an invalid’s bed): he was summoned to the bedside of a dying man [as modifier]: a bedside lamp...
- Yet all of the participants in the study had family members at their bedsides in the holding area because family members had to be present to drive them home after the surgical procedure.
- If there had been a cup of tea and a digestive biscuit on the bedside table, it would have been the perfect way to wake up.
- The woman resident could not sleep, turned on the bedside lamp and started to read.
Phrases
bedside manner