Bedroom
Bedroom
A Bedroom (/ˈbɛdruːm, -rʊm/) is a room of a house, mansion, castle, palace, hotel, dormitory, apartment, condominium, duplex or townhouse where people sleep. A typical western bedroom contains as bedroom furniture one or two beds (ranging from a crib for an infant, a single or twin bed for a toddler, child, teenager, or single adult to bigger sizes like a full, double, queen, king or California king (eastern or waterbed size for a couple), a clothes closet, and bedside table and dressing table, both of which usually contain drawers.
Etymology
The term Bedroom first appeared in the early 14th century as a direct derivation from the Old English word 'bedrum', which was itself a compound of 'bed', meaning a place to sleep, and 'rum', meaning room.
Related Terms
- Bed: A piece of furniture which is used as a place to sleep, relax, or engage in sexual activities.
- Closet: An enclosed space, a cabinet, or a cupboard in a house or building used for general storage or hanging or storing clothes and other personal items.
- Dressing Table: A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more drawers, equipped with a mirror, and usually having a bench or chair.
- Bedside Table: A small table that is kept at the side of a bed.
- House: A building that functions as a dwelling for one or several families.
- Hotel: An establishment where people pay for room to sleep in and meals.
- Dormitory: A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.
- Apartment: A self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building.
- Condominium: A building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses.
- Duplex: A house divided into two apartments, with a separate entrance for each.
- Townhouse: A type of terraced housing.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Bedroom
- Wikipedia's article - Bedroom
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