bathroom

noun

bath·​room ˈbath-ˌrüm How to pronounce bathroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m,
ˈbäth-
1
: a room containing a bathtub or shower and usually a sink and toilet
2

Examples of bathroom in a Sentence

Their house has three bathrooms. The restaurant has only one bathroom.
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Cell messages splay across the screen and inside a bathroom stall, and a shoal of brunette herrings swim through the movie. Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The Howard County home, the former residence of an IT engineering executive, has seven bedrooms (most with hardwood floors), eight bathrooms (five full) and more than 16,000 square feet of living space. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025 Custom closets have space for all your clothes, and the spa-like bathroom sports marble vanities and indoor and outdoor showers (the inside one is steam equipped), plus a full infrared sauna big enough to invite some friends. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025 Is there a heated floor in the bathroom? Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathroom

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bathroom was in 1780

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“Bathroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathroom. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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bathroom

noun
bath·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce bathroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
1
: a room containing a bathtub or shower and usually a sink and toilet
2

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