bed-wetting

bed-wet

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bed wet]
- /bɛd wɛt/
- /bed ˈwetɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bed wet]
- /bɛd wɛt/

Definitions of bed-wetting word

noun bed-wetting the act or habit of involuntarily urinating in bed 3
noun bed-wetting involuntary urination in bed while asleep, especially as a habitual problem 3
noun bed-wetting urinating in bed, especially habitually and involuntarily; enuresis. 1
noun bed-wetting Alternative spelling of bedwetting. 0

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Origin of bed-wetting

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90; bed + wet (v.) + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Bed-wetting

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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bed-wetting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.