deathbed

1 the last few hours before death

2 the bed on which a person dies

English

Alternative forms

• death-bed
• death bed

note: all three forms are in use but deathbed seems to be preferred.

Etymology

death + bed

Noun

1. The bed on which someone dies
2. The last hours before death

Translations

• French: lit de mort
• German: Sterbebett , Totenbett
• Italian: letto di morte
• Polish: łoże śmierci
• Serbian: samrt (2)
• Spanish: lecho de muerte

Derived terms

• on one's deathbed

A deathbed is a bed in which a person dies or the last hours before a death.

Deathbed may also refer to:

• Deathbed Fresh, one of the many alter egos of Adrian Bautista
• Deathbed conversion, a religious faith conversion
• Death Bed: The Bed That Eats, a 1977 horror film
• "Deathbed," the final track from Relient K's album Five Score and Seven Years Ago

agony, death agonies, death groan, death rattle, death struggle, death throes, deathwatch, dying breath, eleventh-hour, extremity, final extremity, last agony, last breath, last gasp, last-minute, later, moribundity, throes of death