English Explanatory Dictionary

bedtime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.

Pronunciation

bĕdʹtīm /ˈbɛdtaɪm/ en-us-bedtime.ogg

Word forms

bedtime bedtimes

Etymology

From Middle English bedtyme, bed-tyme, bedetyme, bedde tyme, equivalent to bed + time. Compare earlier Old English bedtīd (“bedtime”). Compare also West Frisian bêdtiid (“bedtime”), Dutch bedtijd (“bedtime”), Saterland Frisian Bädegungenstied (“bedtime”, literally “bed-goings-time”), German Low German Beddgahnstied, Bettgahnstiet (“bedtime”, literally “bed-goings-time”).

Derived words

bedtime procrastination bedtime story prebedtime tears before bedtime
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