noun
bedding
BEH-dihng
noun
1
The sheets, blankets, pillowcases, and other soft coverings used on a bed.
"She stripped the bedding to wash it before the guests arrived."
"The hotel changes the bedding after every checkout."
2
Material such as straw or shavings put down for an animal to lie on.
"They laid fresh bedding in the rabbit hutch every week."
How to Use Bedding
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEverything soft that goes on a bed for sleeping — or on an animal's enclosure for comfort.
Common pairings
change the bedding
fresh bedding
animal bedding
Word Forms
beddings plural, Beddings plural
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Etymology
From Old English bedding, built from "bed" plus the "-ing" ending, meaning roughly "things belonging to a bed."