bedmate
nounUS /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/
Etymology From bed + -mate.
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A person with whom one shares a bed.
- Catherine of Aragon: wonderful woman, the Queen of England, the bedmate of Henry VIII - that much I knew already.1985, John Fante, Chapter 8, The Road to Los Angeles:
- These [periodic leg movements] may awaken the sleeper, but often they do nor and are more disruptive to the bedmate. If you or your bedmate experience either of these disorders, talk with a sleep specialist about possible treatment2000, Ralph A. Pascualy, Sally Warren Soest, Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Sleep Well, Feel Better, page 161:
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- She wondered where his thoughts were and whether she was anything more to him than a bedmate and housekeeper. She worried whether she'd done something to be the cause of his gloom...2005, John Durand, The Odyssey of Mary B: A True Tale, page 227: