bedroom

bed-room · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A room for sleeping in.

  2. 2.

    [attributive]Relating to sexual matters.

  3. 3.

    Used to describe communities where most residents commute to work elsewhere.

Forms

plural: bedrooms

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bedroom community/suburb — A residential area where people sleep but work elsewhere.
  • •
    bedroom eyes — A seductive look.

Related words

See also: bed, bedrooms, room, sleep
Synonyms: chamber, sleeping quarters

Etymology

Compound of bed + room, from Old English bedd + rūm.