bathroom
Meaning
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- A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
- A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
Synonyms
W.C.
washing place
bathing-place
the ladies’ room/the mens’ room
the ladies’/the gents’
morning toilet
taishinʼ nook
bathing place
bath-tub
shower room
swimming-bath
wash-basin
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑːθɹʊm/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum English room English bathroom From bath + room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”).
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