sick-room
Definition
Noun: A "sick-room" is a room that is set aside for or occupied by a person who is ill or convalescing.
Usage Examples
- (A room designated for a sick person.)
- (A room occupied by an ill person.)
- (A room prepared for medical care.)
Advanced Usage
"to be confined to a sick-room": to be forced to remain in the room due to illness.
- After the surgery, he was confined to a sick-room for several days. (He could not leave the room because of his condition.)
"to turn a room into a sick-room": to adapt a regular room for medical care.
- They turned the guest bedroom into a sick-room when their mother fell ill. (They prepared the room with necessary supplies for nursing.)
Variants and Related Words
Sick (adj): affected by illness.
- The sick child was moved to the sick-room. (The child was ill.)
Room (n): a part of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling.
- The sick-room is the quietest room in the house. (A specific enclosed space.)
Sick-bed (n): a bed occupied by a sick person.
- He lay in his sick-bed, surrounded by family. (The bed itself, not the room.)
Synonyms
- Infirmary: a place for the care of sick people, especially in an institution.
- Hospital room: a room in a medical facility for patients.
- Convalescent room: a room for someone recovering from illness.
Related Idioms
"Sick to the stomach": feeling nausea or disgust (not directly related to the room, but using "sick").
- The smell in the sick-room made him sick to the stomach. (He felt nauseated.)
"On the sick list": officially recorded as ill.
- She was put on the sick list and moved to the sick-room. (She was documented as unwell.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Sicken for (v): to begin to show symptoms of an illness.
- He is sickening for a cold, so he should stay in the sick-room. (He is starting to become ill.)