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- [bed-meyt]
- /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bed-meyt]
- /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/
Definitions of bedmate word
- noun bedmate bedfellow (def 1). 1
- noun bedmate one's husband, wife, or lover. 1
- noun bedmate A person with whom a bed is shared, especially a sexual partner. 1
- noun bedmate A person with whom one shares a bed. 0
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Origin of bedmate
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; bed + mate1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bedmate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bedmate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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.
bedmate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bedmate
noun bedmate
- comrade — Your comrades are your friends, especially friends that you share a difficult or dangerous situation with.
- acquaintance — An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
- buddy — A buddy is a close friend, usually a male friend of a man.
- companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
- bride — A bride is a woman who is getting married or who has just got married.
Antonyms for bedmate
noun bedmate
- foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
- opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
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