asleep
adj.adj. in a state of sleep. You use this to describe someone who is not awake or a part of your body that feels numb and tingly.
adj. in or into a state of sleep; characterized by a lack of conscious awareness. When applied to a limb, it refers to a temporary loss of sensation caused by pressure on a nerve.
The baby is finally asleep in her crib.
I fell asleep on the sofa while watching the movie and woke up with a stiff neck.
The protagonist remains asleep during the opening scene, a choice that emphasizes his initial passivity before the chaotic events of the plot force him into action.
From Middle English aslepe, equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + sleep.
Predicative adjective — it follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'fall' and cannot be used immediately before a noun.
the asleep childthe sleeping childAsleep is a predicative adjective; it cannot be used in the attributive position before a noun.