Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A room in which to sleep.
  • adjective Sexually suggestive.
  • adjective Relating to or inhabited by commuters.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Room in a bed; sleeping-room in bed.
  • noun A room or apartment containing or intended to contain a bed; a sleeping-apartment.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.
  • noun Room in a bed.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a room used primarily for sleeping

Etymologies

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bed +‎ room

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  • I got the double bed.....

    August 1, 2008

  • Shakespeare invented this word to mean "room or space within a bed."

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2 Scene 2:

    "Then by your side no bed-room me deny."

    September 2, 2009