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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bedrid \Bed"rid`\, Bedridden \Bed"rid`den\, a. [OE. bedrede AS bedreda bedrida from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf OHG. pettiriso G. bettrise See {Bed}, n., and {Ride}, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. ``Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father.'' --Shak. ``The estate of a bedridden old gentleman.'' --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bedrid adj : confined to bed (by illness) [syn: {bedfast}, {bedridden}, {infirm}, {sick-abed}]
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