What do you call a sick person who is lying in bed?

single-word-requests phrase-requests

bedridden (ˈbɛdˌrɪd n) TFD

adj. confined to bed from illness.

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I am currently bedridden and can't help you with your homework.


'Laid up' is possible. "I can't come in to work this morning. I am laid up with a bout of malaria".


As a native speaker, I might use bedridden for a period longer than several days, but the term is not often used in casual conversation. I would use "sick in bed" if it's just a few days, e.g:

I am currently sick in bed and can't help you with your homework.

"Laid up" isn't used very much where I live (New England). It's probably more common in other regions.

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