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Webster 1913 Edition

Deathbed

Death′bed

,

Noun.

The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness.

That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen’s

deathbed

is described.

Thackeray.

Definition 2024

deathbed

deathbed

See also: death-bed and death bed

English

Alternative forms

note: all three forms are in use but deathbed seems to be preferred.

Noun

deathbed ‎(plural deathbeds)

The bed on which someone dies.
The last hours before death.

Derived terms

Translations

the bed on which someone dies

Bulgarian: смъртно легло n ‎(smǎ̀rtno legló)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 臨終床, 临终床 ‎(línzhōng chuáng)
Danish: dødsleje n
Finnish: kuolinvuode
French: lit de mort (fr) m
German: Sterbebett (de) n, Totenbett (de) n
Greek: νεκροκρέβατο (el) n ‎(nekrokrévato), νεκρική κλίνη f ‎(nekrikí klíni)
Hungarian: halálos ágy
Italian: letto di morte m
Japanese: 死の床 ‎(shi no toko)
Norman: liet d'mort m (Jersey)

Norwegian:

Bokmål: dødsleie n

Nynorsk: dødsleie n
Polish: łoże śmierci (pl) n
Portuguese: leito de morte (pt) m
Russian: сме́ртное ло́же n ‎(smértnoje lóže), сме́ртный одр m ‎(smértnyj odr)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: самртна постеља f

Roman: samrtna postelja f
Spanish: lecho de muerte m
Swedish: dödsbädd (sv) c
Turkish: ölüm döşeği (tr)