# bedroom

Pronunciation: say "BED-room" US /ˈbɛdˌɹum/, UK /ˈbɛdɹuːm/

## Noun

1. Any room set aside for sleeping, with a bed in it, whether in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling.
   - Simple: A room with a bed, used for sleeping.
   - _Each bedroom in the house has its own window facing the garden._
   - _The hotel offered a suite with two spacious bedrooms._
2. The setting where sexual activity takes place, often standing in for a couple's intimate life together.
   - Simple: The private setting where two people have sex.
   - _After years together, they admitted the spark in the bedroom had faded._
   - _The book offers couples practical advice for keeping the bedroom exciting._

## Origin

Formed from the combination of "bed" and "room."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bedroom (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).