waterbed

See also: water-bed and water bed

English

Alternative forms

• water bed

Etymology

water +‎ bed

Noun

waterbed (plural waterbeds)

1. A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.
   • 2016 March 11, Jennifer Coates, “I Am A Transwoman. I Am In The Closet. I Am Not Coming Out.”, in Medium‎^[1]:

     When I ask to sleep over at my friends’ houses, I am told I am not allowed. Boys are not allowed. My friend Caitie’s mother argues about this on the phone with my mother. I realize my mother is not on my side. Later, my mother tells me Caitie’s mother is divorced, has a tattoo, and sleeps on a waterbed, the relevance of which doesn’t seem clear. I think Caitie’s mother is cool.

Translations

bed with a mattress filled with water

• Bulgarian: водно легло n (vodno leglo)
• Danish: vandseng (da) c
• Dutch: waterbed (nl) n
• Finnish: vesisänky (fi)
• French: lit à eau (fr) m
• Italian: materasso ad acqua m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vannseng m or f

• Spanish: cama de agua f, colchón de agua m
• Swedish: vattensäng c

Anagrams

• betawder

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of water +‎ bed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌbɛt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧bed

Noun

waterbed n (plural waterbedden, diminutive waterbedje n)

1. waterbed (matrass filled with water; bed with such a matrass)

   In de jaren '80 waren waterbedden erg populair. ― In the 80s, waterbeds were very popular.

   Een waterbed kan erg comfortabel zijn, maar het kan ook lekken. ― A waterbed can be very comfortable, but it can also leak.

   Hij heeft moeite met slapen op een waterbed. ― He has trouble sleeping on a waterbed.