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A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.

I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(heading) A horizontal layer or surface.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.

My cat often sleeps on my bed.
Origin: thumb|right|A bed (furniture) , bedde, from , from , from . Cognate with , , beed, Bēr, , , , , , , Bette, , , , , , beður, , bedd, , , all meaning “bed”. The term may in turn be from with various theories explaining the development in meaning. If it is, the term is also cognate with , , , , ; and probably also. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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"bed" means: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

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"bed" means: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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