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adj.

Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

[Middle English bedreden, from Old English bedrida : bed, bed; see bed + rida, rider (from rīdan, to ride; see ride).]

(bĕd'rĭd'n) or bed·rid (-rĭd')
adj.

Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: confined to bed (by illness)
  Synonyms: bedfast, bedrid, infirm, sick-abed

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sengeliggende, bundet til sengen

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedlegerig

Français (French)
adj. - alité, cloué au lit, grabataire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bettlägerig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατάκοιτος, κρεβατωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
costretto a letto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - acamado

Русский (Russian)
прикованный к постели

Español (Spanish)
adj. - postrado en cama

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fjättrad vid sängen, sängliggande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
卧床不起的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 臥床不起的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 누워만 있는, 지쳐 빠진, 노후한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 寝たきりの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طريح الفراش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרותק למיטתו, שוכב‬

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