bedfellow
pronunciation
How to pronounce bedfellow in British English:
UK [ˈbedfeləʊ]
How to pronounce bedfellow in American English:
US [ˈbedfeloʊ]
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- Noun:
- a temporary associate
- a person with whom you share a bed
Word Origin
- bedfellow (n.)
- "close friend, roommate," mid-15c., from bed (n.) + fellow (n.). Also (late 15c) "concubine." Earlier in the "close companion" sense was bed-fere (early 14c.). Bedsister "husband's concubine" is recorded in Middle English (c. 1300).
Example
- 1. Lady , were you her bedfellow last night ?
- 2. And how doth my cousin , your bedfellow ?
- 3. These indian bedfellow are accustomed with this book .
- 4. My bedfellow is cough and cramp ; we sleep three in a bed .
- 5. Today 's china is a similarly uncomfortable bedfellow for the economies of the developed world .