waterbed en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From water + bed.
Meanings
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A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.
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.
2016 March 11, Jennifer Coates, “I Am A Transwoman. I Am In The Closet. I Am Not Coming Out.”, in Medium:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waterbeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| water bed | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
sv vattensäng (bed with a mattress filled with water) · es colchón de agua (bed with a mattress filled with water) · da vandseng (bed with a mattress filled with water) · fr lit à eau (bed with a mattress filled with water) · de Wasserbett (bed with a mattress filled with water) · tr su yatağı (bed with a mattress filled with water) · it materasso ad acqua (bed with a mattress filled with water) · nl waterbed (bed with a mattress filled with water) · bg водно легло (bed with a mattress filled with water) · nb vannseng (bed with a mattress filled with water) · fi vesisänky (bed with a mattress filled with water) · es cama de agua (bed with a mattress filled with water)