'Bedridden' definitions:

Definition of 'bedridden'

From: WordNet
adjective
Confined to bed (by illness) [syn: bedfast, bedridden, bedrid, sick-abed]

Definition of 'Bedridden'

From: GCIDE
  • Bedrid \Bed"rid`\, Bedridden \Bed"rid`den\, a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See Bed, n., and Ride, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. "Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father." --Shak. "The estate of a bedridden old gentleman." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Bedright