Sheets, blankets, and other coverings for a bed; materials used as a bed for animals.
From Old English bedd meaning 'sleeping place, plot of ground.' The suffix -ing indicates materials associated with the action. Originally referred to straw or other materials spread for sleeping, expanding to include all bed coverings and animal sleeping materials.
Bedding connects us to our most vulnerable state - sleep - and represents humanity's universal need to create safe, comfortable spaces for rest. The word encompasses both our own comfort and our care for animals, showing how the basic need for secure sleep transcends species boundaries in human consciousness.
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