Oxford Dictionary English bedside manner nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌbedsaɪd ˈmænə(r)// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌbedsaɪd ˈmænər// [singular] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe way in which a doctor or other person talks to somebody who is ill/sick a sympathetic bedside mannerSee bedside manner in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: bedside manner oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com