deathbed

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdɛθˌbɛd/

Noun

Singular deathbed

Plural deathbeds

depiction of a man in his deathbed (sense 1)

1. Someone's deathbed is the bed on which they died.
2. If someone is on their deathbed, they are in the last hours of their life.

Related words

• death
• bed