bedmate
Pronunciations
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/ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A person with whom one shares a bed.
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Catherine of Aragon: wonderful woman, the Queen of England, the bedmate of Henry VIII - that much I knew already.
More examples (2)
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
She wondered where his thoughts were and whether she was anything more to him than a bedmate and housekeeper. She worried whether she'd done something to be the cause of his gloom...
Noun
a person with whom you share a bed
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bedmates