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Meaning of "bedfellow" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEDFELLOW

bedfellow  [ˈbɛdˌfɛləʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDFELLOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bedfellow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEDFELLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bedfellow in the English dictionary

The definition of bedfellow in the dictionary is a person with whom one shares a bed. Other definition of bedfellow is a temporary ally or associate.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEDFELLOW


bellow
ˈbɛləʊ
bordello
bɔːˈdɛləʊ
Capello
kæˈpɛləʊ
cello
ˈtʃɛləʊ
Costello
kɒˈstɛləʊ
delo
ˈdɛləʊ
felloe
ˈfɛləʊ
fellow
ˈfɛləʊ
goodfellow
ˈɡʊdˌfɛləʊ
helo
ˈhɛləʊ
Longfellow
ˈlɒŋˌfɛləʊ
Martello
mɑːˈtɛləʊ
mellow
ˈmɛləʊ
modello
məˈdɛləʊ
morello
məˈrɛləʊ
Oddfellow
ˈɒdˌfɛləʊ
schoolfellow
ˈskuːlfɛləʊ
workfellow
ˈwɜːkˌfɛləʊ
yellow
ˈjɛləʊ
yokefellow
ˈjəʊkˌfɛləʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDFELLOW

bedellship
bedelship
bedesman
bedesmen
bedevil
bedevilled
bedevilling
bedevilment
bedew
bedfast
Bedford
Bedford cord
Bedfordshire
bedframe
bedgown
bedhead
bedight
bedim
bedimmed
bedimming

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDFELLOW

allow
cadmium yellow
canary yellow
chrome yellow
clouded yellow
daffodil yellow
follow
golden yellow
high yellow
hollow
lemon yellow
Naples yellow
playfellow
primrose yellow
rebellow
research fellow
Robin Goodfellow
saffron yellow
teaching fellow
unmellow

Synonyms and antonyms of bedfellow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bedfellow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEDFELLOW

Find out the translation of bedfellow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bedfellow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bedfellow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同床
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bedfellow
570 millions of speakers

English

bedfellow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिस्तर का पड़ोसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرفيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bedfellow
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bedfellow
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মরদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coucheur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bedfellow
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bettgenosse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不倫相手
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠자리를
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bedfellow
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngủ chung giường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bedfellow
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पलंगाची गादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatak arkadaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compagno di letto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bedfellow
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bedfellow
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bedfellow
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bedfellow
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedmaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sängkamrat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bedfellow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bedfellow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDFELLOW»

The term «bedfellow» is normally little used and occupies the 114.394 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDFELLOW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bedfellow» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bedfellow» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bedfellow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDFELLOW»

Discover the use of bedfellow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedfellow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strange Bedfellow
Every novel in this collection is your passport to a romantic tour of the United States through time-honored favorites by America’s First Lady of romance fiction.
Janet Dailey, 2014
2
No Longer My Constant Bedfellow: Free from the Grip of ...
No Longer My Constant Bedfellow is the true story of how Deborah A. Tremblay was freed from the grip of domestic violence twice.
Prof. Deborah A. Tremblay, 2012
3
Dutch Diehard #1: Murder is a Strange Bedfellow
Jeffrey Robbins. “Marvelous,” he said placing his hand on his chin, “simply marvelous. And now, let us go look at your handy work, shall we?” A voice announced that there would be a launch in ten seconds. Constance, Jamal, and the German ...
Jeffrey Robbins, 2014
4
Eliot Asinof and the Truth of the Game: A Critical Study of ...
In 1967, three years after Eight Men Out, came The Bedfellow, released by Asinof's prestigious new publisher, Simon and Schuster, as part of a New York trilogy, along with Seven Days to Sunday (1968) and The Name ofthe Game Is Murder ...
William Farina, 2011
5
The Lady Tars: The Autobiographies of Hannah Snell, Mary ...
On Saturday, the 2nd of June, being the second night of their lying on shore, our heroine's bedfellow, John Hutchins, who had lain with her but the night before, was obliged on some private occasion, no ways material to be known, to lie at ...
Hannah Snell, Mary Lacy, Mary Anne Talbot, 2008
6
Queer Subjectivities in Early Modern England
While the editors of the OED recognize that bedfellow could mean “one who shares a bed with another” (def. 1), they indicate in a subsequent entry that the word referred more specifically to “a husband or wife” or “a concubine” (def. 2), two ...
David L. Orvis, 2008
7
The Nineteenth-century American Short Story
'Our. Bedfellow. Death'. The. Short. Stories. of. Ambrose. Bierce. byHERBIE. BUTTERFIELD. To his friend, Herman Scheffauer, Ambrose Bierce ( 1 842— 1914?) once claimed in an uncharacteristically defensive mode: 'Maybe, as you say, my ...
A. Robert Lee, 1986
8
Hollywood Bohemians: Transgressive Sexuality and the Selling ...
FFFFOOOOUUUURRRR. The. Hollywood. Star. Home. Chic. Bachelor. and. Odd. Bedfellow. Digs. [Two reporters watch as Alla Nazimova enters a room in her house] dressed in blue suit mannishly tailored, feet in low-heeled oxfords.
Brett L. Abrams, 2008
9
"The Book." Or, The Proceedings and Correspondence Upon the ...
The Princess of Wales has told me that she got a bedfellow whenever she could ; that nothing was more wholesome. She said that nothing was more convenient than her room ; " it stands at the head of the staircase which leads into the Park, ...
Spencer Perceval, 1813
10
The Book, Or, The Proceedings and Correspondence Upon the ...
The Princess of Wales has told me that she got a bedfellow whenever she could ; that nothing was more wholesome. She said that nothing was more convenient than her room ; " it stands at the head of the staircase which leads into the Park, ...
‎1813

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDFELLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedfellow is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ted Cruz Loves Donald Trump: Here's How 8 Republicans Have …
On the issue of immigration, he's a strange bedfellow. The majority of Republican candidates have condemned Trump's comments or declined ... «Latin Times, Jul 15»
2
Dinner tonight: Crab, lime and avocado salad
Avocado is another surprisingly good bedfellow for crab and together with lime and peppery wild rocket, combine into a smart, healthy salad. «The Times, Jul 15»
3
Greek referendum outcome - live updates
19:17 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, not what you'd normally consider a natural bedfellow to the leftist Syriza leadership, has saluted ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
4
The week in TV: Wimbledon; Odyssey; Not Safe for Work; David …
I espy a nightgowned bedfellow. The bad news is that grammar appears to be suffering, and not just in BBC titlings. Roger Federer can be ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
The Midnight Apothecary reveals how to turn your garden into a …
It's a natural bedfellow for raspberries, and this syrup forms the sweet component in a raspberry and scented geranium sour, but can also be ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
6
Vatican embraces secular Jewish eco-crusader Naomi Klein
The Vatican added yet another strange bedfellow to its expanding ecological alliance Wednesday, hosting anti-capitalist eco-crusader Naomi ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
7
Crusting Over -- The High Cost of Emotional Armoring
Fourth, risk, by its very nature is a bedfellow of excitement and discovery. Both are required for life to have promise. Though every one of us is ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Geeks Make Strange Bedfellows
Do you have a favorite bedfellow? Let me know. Robin Raskin is founder of Living in Digital Times (LIDT), a team of technophiles who bring ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Vatican Hosts Terror Supporter Naomi Klein Who Called for Boycott …
The Vatican has yet another strange bedfellow in its expanding ecological alliance, hosting anti-capitalist eco-crusader Naomi Klein at a ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
10
ARE THE FORMER JAMMEH ENABLERS A PROBLEM TO THE …
One after the other, they went to bed with the strangest and crudest bedfellow; some subsequently shamed and dumped; some recycled; one or ... «Freedom Newspaper, Jul 15»

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