wet the bed

Soggy sheets overnight

To wet the bed is to urinate in bed while sleeping, typically involuntarily.

The phrase usually describes children who haven't yet developed nighttime bladder control, though it can happen to adults under certain conditions: He still wets the bed at age seven.

The noun form is bed-wetting.

bedwetting

enuresis

Involuntary voiding of urine

incontinenceInability to retain waste
bladderOrgan holding urine
nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn

nocturnal · accident · mattress · sheets · pajamas · diapers · pull-ups · waterproof · protector · children

failure

blunder

Foolish, costly mistake

fiascoHumiliating public failure
botchSpoil through incompetence
bungleFail through clumsiness

mishap · flounder · misstep · choke · fumble · flop · disaster · setback · defeat · shame

Opposites

bladder control during sleep

wet the bedhold it

Command to pause

continence status

wet the bedhold one's water

Delay urination voluntarily

Family

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Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG