Confined to bed
11be confined to one's bed — be ill, remain in bed for medical reasons …
12be brought to bed — Be confined, lie in, be in child bed, be in the straw …
13be confined — 1. Be restrained, be shut up, be shut in. 2. Be brought to bed, lie in, be in child bed, be delivered, come to labor, be in travail, be in the straw …
14be confined to — be unable to leave (one s bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability. → confine …
15be confined — dated (of a woman) remain in bed for a period before, during, and after giving birth. → confine …
16bedridden — bed·rid·den bed .rid ən also bed·rid .rid adj confined to bed (as by illness) …
17bedfast — /bed fast , fahst /, adj. Chiefly Midland and Western U.S. confined to bed, as by illness or age; bedridden. [1630 40; BED + FAST1] * * * …
18bedpan — /bed pan /, n. 1. a shallow toilet pan for use by persons confined to bed. 2. bedwarmer. [1575 85; BED + PAN1] * * * …
19bedbound — bed·bound bed .bau̇nd adj confined to bed: bedridden …
20bedridden — /bed rid n/, adj. confined to bed because of illness, injury, etc. [1300 50; ME, var. (by confusion with ptp. of RIDE) of BEDRID] * * * …
