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.
Recent Examples on the Web The house features three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 8. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 Each bedroom feels like a private apartment, with an ample seating area, balcony access, and a spa-like bathroom. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024 Joining the rats, the building is also home to a cockroach infestation, mold, no air conditioning, and elevators and bathrooms that don't function properly, the superintendent added. Emma Colton, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024 The decrepit building is also overrun with cockroaches, mold, defective elevators and out-of-order bathrooms, Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told city council members at a Criminal Justice Committee meeting. Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024 This means that the individualization of resources — having their own food, water and bathroom — remains incredibly important to them. Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 So far, there are six Hop Shops disco bathrooms in the country: Verona-Mudlick Road, Verona, Kentucky. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024 Lewandowski, 33, is a frequent subject — portrayed in one work reclining in a field and in another standing nude in a bathroom. Coco Romack, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 The first girl to become sick—called the index patient—had used a bathroom where a grocery bag of snacks was being stored. Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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