bathroom
See also: bath room
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From bath + room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːθ.ɹuːm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbæθɹum/
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbæθ.ɹuːm/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
bathroom (plural bathrooms)
- A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- I wash in the bathroom.
Audio (US) (file)
- I wash in the bathroom.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- (chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
Usage notes
From the beginning of the 20th century, bathroom has been the generic word for a room with toilet facilities in American English[1]. As Britons continue to say lavatory relatively more frequently and often loo or WC for a room with a toilet but no bath. Partly from French influence, such rooms are also relatively more common in British homes.[citation needed]
In some contexts, bathroom refers more particularly to the toilet facilities of a private residence, distinguished from public buildings' restrooms, men's rooms, ladies' rooms, etc.
Synonyms
- (room with a toilet): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (room with a toilet): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Translations
a room with a bathtub
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room with a toilet — see toilet
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References
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