bedfellow
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈbɛdˌfɛloʊ/
:
compañero de cama
- Her romantic partner is also her bedfellow, sharing both a home and a life together.
Examples
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But if you depart from this principle, even your bedfellow will distrust you.
Academic text (2005) -
Strange bedfellows, Stubby and Mr. Hunter, who shared a two-bed room in the workers' quarters.
Fiction book (2001) -
Were you her bedfellow last night?
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How was your new bedfellow?
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No, although until last night I have this twelvemonth been her bedfellow.
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Nay, but the man that was his bedfellow, whom he hath dulled and cloyed with gracious favors...
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After a long day, he happily crawled into bed next to his bedfellow.
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They became bedfellows during their travels, sharing a hotel room on their adventures.
Synonyms
7
4.2
A person who shares a bunk bed or room with you
2
6.9
A person you share a bed with, often someone you have sex with
2
8.9
A person who shares a bunk bed with you
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bedfellow is simply bed + fellow, with fellow meaning 'companion'. It originally meant a person who shares your bed, and it still can be used for someone who sleeps in the same bed.