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bedroom

bedroom

1.0
A room in a house where people sleep
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛdruːm/
translation icon : dormitorio
  • We have a cute closet and then the bedroom perfect.
  • master bedroom
  • guest bedroom
  • three-bedroom

None of that should be in a child's bedroom technically.

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Examples

  • I was living in a three bedroom house all by myself.

  • Jacob is lying on the floor of his bedroom doing exercises for his back.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • This in here was my bedroom, this massive room.

  • It's better than a bedroom, right?

  • So you could end up in any of those bedrooms, right?

  • Because we're gonna share the bedroom.

  • So it really flows from the bedroom into this bathroom.

  • May we borrow your bedroom?

  • The chandeliers have been hung in my bedroom and they look gorgeous.

  • My parents transformed the spare room into a cozy bedroom for guests.

Synonyms

chamber
vsbedroom
229 4.0

A private room used by a person for work or rest

is specifically a private room used primarily for sleeping rather than any room
boudoir
vsbedroom
17 7.8

A woman's private bedroom or sitting room, often nicely decorated

is a neutral private sleeping space not specifically female or decorative
bedchamber
vsbedroom
  • Archaic
9 7.2

A bedroom in a large or old house

is the general modern term for a private sleeping room
sleeping room
vsbedroom
  • Specialized
1 1.0

A room for sleeping

is the more common everyday term for the same room
1 3.4

A place for sleeping, often in a hotel or train

is used for a permanent private sleeping room rather than temporary lodging

Compounds

The largest bedroom in a house, usually for the main adults who live there

10 1.7

A room for visitors to sleep in

An area where most people live but travel to a nearby city for work

3 2.4

A matching group of furniture for a bedroom like a bed and dresser

A matching set of furniture for a bedroom, usually including a bed, a dresser and a nightstand

Items used in a bedroom, like a bed, dresser, or nightstand

bedroom nation
  • Neologism
9.1

A warm private space that feels comfortable and relaxing

9.3

A romantic relationship where physical or sexual intimacy has mostly stopped

How Big

bedroom
1.0
nook
40 3.0

Surface Forms

bedroom singular
bedrooms plural

Morphology

bedroom = bed + room (transparent) = bed + room

The meaning 'a room for sleeping' follows directly from 'bed' + 'room', which is obvious to learners.

Etymology

Bedroom is simply the two words bed and room joined together. It literally means a 'room for sleeping', so a bedroom is the part of a house where you keep a bed and sleep.