Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sickbed

/ˈsɪkbɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: sickbed
IPA: /ˈsɪkbɛd/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bed used by a person who is sick.

noun

A place for convalescence.

Etymology

From Middle English seke bed, equivalent to sick + bed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: seke bed

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

sickbeds (plural)

Synonyms

sick bed

Questions

How do you pronounce sickbed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪkbɛd/.
What does sickbed mean?: A bed used by a person who is sick.
Where does sickbed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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