bedroom
UK /ˈbɛdɹuːm/ · US /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ noun
Forms bedrooms bed room bed-room
- noun A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. “Please don't enter my bedroom without knocking.”
- noun (euphemistic) The location of sexual activity. “"How are things in the bedroom?" asked the marriage therapist.”
- noun (obsolete) The room atop of a bed suitable for sleeping on.
Synonyms
bedchamber sleeping quarters sleeping room sleeping accommodation chamber
Etymology
From bed + room.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “bedroom”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details