Home › Words › B › bedstaffbedstaffbedstaff means bedpost.EtymologyFrom bed + staff.nounbedpost.e.g.“Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff.” — 1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please speciDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bedpost 78% match — Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead. vs bedstaff →bedsteadle 73% match — A bedstead. vs bedstaff →bedstock 70% match — The structural framework that supports a bed, which can include any of the headboard, footboard, side rails, and platform or slats, depending on the type of bed. vs bedstaff →bedstand 67% match — nightstand vs bedstaff →bedboard 66% match — The headboard or footboard of a bed. vs bedstaff →bedstead 66% match — The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe. vs bedstaff →bedtop 66% match — The top section of a four-poster bed. vs bedstaff →bedfast 65% match — Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity. vs bedstaff →