bedbound

English

Etymology

bed +‎ bound

Adjective

bedbound (comparative more bedbound, superlative most bedbound)

  1. Unable to leave one's bed for some reason.
    Synonyms: bedridden, bedfast
    • {{quote-journal|en|date=1982-03-18|author=w:[[Eric Cassell|Eric J. Cassel[l]]]|title=The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine|journal=w:The New England Journal of Medicine|volume=306|issue=11|doi=10.1056/NEJM198203183061104|page=642|passage=Returning to the sculptor described earlier, we know why that young woman suffered. She was housebound and bedbound, her face was changed by steroids, she was masculinized by her treatment, one breast was scarred, and she had almost no hair.}}

Translations
unable to leave one's bed — see bedridden
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