bedside/ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/EtymologyFrom Middle English bedsyde, bedde syde (also as beddes side, beddes syde), equivalent to bed + -side. Compare German Bettseite (“bedside”).bedside means A position at the side of one's bed. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.nounA position at the side of one's bed.Any of the side panels of the bed of a truck.