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bathroom.

A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɑːθɹʊm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑːθɹuːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbæθˌɹum/General-American/ˈbæθɹʊm/General-American

  1. A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

  2. A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.

    Australia · Canada · Philippines · South-Africa · US · euphemistic
    Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą 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”).

verb/ˈbɑːθɹʊm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑːθɹuːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbæθˌɹum/General-American/ˈbæθɹʊm/General-American

  1. To assist a patient with using the toilet and general personal hygiene.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą 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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