Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [bed-fel-oh]
- /ˈbɛdˌfɛl oʊ/
- /ˈbedˌfel.əʊ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bed-fel-oh]
- /ˈbɛdˌfɛl oʊ/
Definitions of bedfellow word
- countable noun bedfellow You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way. 3
- noun bedfellow a person with whom one shares a bed 3
- noun bedfellow a temporary ally or associate 3
- noun bedfellow a person who shares one's bed 3
- noun bedfellow an associate, ally, confederate, etc. 3
- noun bedfellow Also called bedmate. a person who shares one's bed. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of bedfellow
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, bedfellow is from the late Middle English word bedfelow. See bed, fellow
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bedfellow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bedfellow popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bedfellow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bedfellow
noun bedfellow
- customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
- patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
- visitor — a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like.
- caller — A caller is a person who is making a telephone call.
- companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
Antonyms for bedfellow
Top questions with bedfellow
- what is a bedfellow?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with be
- Words starting with bed
- Words starting with bedf
- Words starting with bedfe
- Words starting with bedfel
- Words starting with bedfell
- Words starting with bedfello
- Words starting with bedfellow