trundle bed
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈtrʌndl bɛd/
:
cama nido
- During the sleepover, Emily chose the trundle bed because it was perfect for her friends to stay over.
- trundle bed or inflatable mattresses
- trundle bed in the corner
Examples
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That night I lay in the trundle bed beside Peggy Shippen's own large one, bundled against the cold.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ed lies on his back on the trundle bed next to Sarah.
Fiction book (1996) -
My mother settled into the guest room while Lucy and I prepared the bottom half of her trundle bed.
Fiction book (1998) -
His room is still his room, with a trundle bed, desk, and corner bookshelf.
Fiction book (2001) -
These two had a sleepover, and Betty slept on the trundle bed that pulls out under Belle's bed.
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Leaving Lani Walker asleep on the bed above for a moment, he pulled the trundle bed out of the storage space and locked the four casters in place.
Fiction book (2000) -
My daughter loves to sleep on the trundle bed, which easily rolls out from under her sister's bed.
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The guest room features a stylish trundle bed, allowing us to accommodate additional visitors comfortably.
Synonyms
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8.3
A low bed on wheels that pulls out from under another bed
A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed
A low bed on wheels stored under a higher bed for extra sleeping space
How Space-Saving
- US
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4.8
23
1.3
2
4.9
5
2.6
- UK
5
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5
1.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'trundle' refers to a pull-out/rolling low bed and 'bed' specifies the furniture, so a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer a low bed that pulls out from under another. The construction follows normal English noun-compounding and matches common cross-linguistic patterns for pull-out beds, making it transparent for B1 learners who know the parts.
Etymology
The compound noun trundle bed comes from the word trundle, which once meant 'to roll'. Imagine a small trundle bed that rolls out from under a larger bed to make extra sleeping space, and that's why trundle bed means a low bed on wheels that is stored under a higher bed.