bed tray

Lap dining surface

A bed tray is a small portable table designed to rest across someone's lap while they're sitting up in bed.

It typically has short legs or a raised frame that straddles the legs, providing a stable surface for eating breakfast, reading, or using a laptop: She brought him soup on a bed tray while he recovered from surgery.

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serving · hospital · wooden · foldable · folding legs · legs · reading · reading glasses · laptop · cozy · morning · lazy Sunday · sick · sick day · meal · cushion · adjustable · portable

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Opposites
furniture placement/context

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Small table beside bed

bedside table

dining location

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Furniture for seated meals

dinner table · kitchen table · restaurant table · breakfast nook · dining room

Family

bed, tray, beds, bedded, bedding, trays

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G