bedwetter
/ˈbedwetə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बेड्वेटर
बिस्तर गीला करने वाला (बच्चा)
Core word
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a person, especially a child, who passes urine in bed while asleep
बिस्तर गीला करने वाला (बच्चा)
- Doctors advise parents never to scold a young bedwetter.
- The doctor reassured the parents that being a bedwetter is common in small children.
- Many a bedwetter outgrows the problem by the age of ten.
+ 2 more examples
- My cousin was a bedwetter as a child, but nobody teased him at home.
- The nurse spoke kindly to the young bedwetter and his worried mother.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bedwetter / bedwetters (countable noun)
Bedwetter is a countable noun for a person, usually a child, who often passes urine in bed. It is informal and can sound unkind, so a gentler phrase is better when speaking about a real child.
'Bedwetter' उस व्यक्ति के लिए countable noun है, प्रायः बच्चे के लिए, जो अक्सर बिस्तर में पेशाब कर देता है। यह informal है और रूखा लग सकता है, इसलिए किसी वास्तविक बच्चे के बारे में नरम वाक्यांश बेहतर है।
- The doctor said the boy was a bedwetter only because he was anxious.
- Many bedwetters stop on their own as they grow older.
wet the bed / bedwetting (related forms)
The verb phrase is wet the bed, and bedwetting is the uncountable noun for the condition. Bedwetter names the person.
क्रिया-वाक्यांश 'wet the bed' है और 'bedwetting' इस स्थिति के लिए uncountable noun है। 'Bedwetter' व्यक्ति का नाम है।
- Bedwetting is common among young children.
- The child sometimes wets the bed at night.
bedwetter + in a medical or parenting context
In health writing, the safer term is a child who wets the bed, and the focus is on support and treatment, not blame.
स्वास्थ्य संबंधी लेखन में 'a child who wets the bed' अधिक सुरक्षित शब्द है और ध्यान दोष देने के बजाय सहायता और उपचार पर रहता है।
- Parents of a bedwetter should never scold the child.
formation: bed + wet + -er
The word is formed from the phrase wet the bed with the -er suffix for a person who does the action.
यह शब्द 'wet the bed' वाक्यांश में किसी क्रिया को करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए -er suffix जोड़कर बना है।
- A bedwetter is, literally, a person who wets the bed.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bedwetter
youngoccasionalpersistentanxiousformer
- The paediatrician treated many persistent bedwetters.
verb + bedwetter
treatreassurehelpteasesupport
- Teachers must never tease a child for being a bedwetter.
bedwetter + noun
alarmpantsclinicchildproblem
- A bedwetter alarm rings when the sheet becomes damp.
related noun phrases
bedwettingwet the bednight-time accidentbladder control
- Bladder control develops slowly in some children.
“More examples 5
- Many famous people were bedwetters in childhood, so there is nothing to be ashamed of.
बहुत से प्रसिद्ध लोग बचपन में बिस्तर गीला करते थे, इसलिए शर्मिंदा होने जैसी कोई बात नहीं है।
- The doctor told the parents to stay calm with their little bedwetter.
डॉक्टर ने माता-पिता से कहा कि वे अपने छोटे बच्चे के साथ, जो बिस्तर गीला करता है, शांत रहें।
- Using a waterproof sheet makes life easier for the family of a bedwetter.
वॉटरप्रूफ चादर का उपयोग ऐसे बच्चे के परिवार का जीवन आसान बना देता है।
- Bedwetters usually outgrow the habit by the age of seven or eight.
बिस्तर गीला करने वाले बच्चे प्रायः सात-आठ वर्ष की आयु तक यह आदत छोड़ देते हैं।
- The class teacher kept the matter private so that the bedwetter was not teased.
कक्षा अध्यापक ने मामला गोपनीय रखा ताकि बच्चे का मज़ाक न बने।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The child has bedwetting every night.
✓ The child wets the bed every night.
Bedwetting is a noun for the condition; to say what the child does, use the verb phrase wet the bed.
'Bedwetting' स्थिति का noun है; बच्चा क्या करता है यह बताने के लिए क्रिया-वाक्यांश 'wet the bed' प्रयोग करें।