bedtime

Meaning

The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.

Synonyms

darkness

midnight

nighttime

sleepy-time

Translations

Schlafenszeit

heure du coucher

heure d’aller au lit

hora de dormir

hora de acostarse

کاتی خهوتن

Zeit zum Schlafengehen

bedtijd

hora de ir para a cama

letto tempo

ora di dormire

yatma vakti

وقت النّوم

yatma zamanı

hora d’anar a dormir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛdtaɪm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bedtyme

In summary

From Middle English bedtyme, bed-tyme, bedetyme, bedde tyme, equivalent to bed + time. Compare earlier Old English bedtīd (“bedtime”). Compare also West Frisian bêdtiid (“bedtime”), Dutch bedtijd (“bedtime”), Saterland Frisian Bädegungenstied (“bedtime”, literally “bed-goings-time”), German Low German Beddgahnstied, Bettgahnstiet (“bedtime”, literally “bed-goings-time”).