Bathroom
/ˈbæθruːm/
nounBeginnerVery CommonGeneral
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A room containing a bathtub, shower, and toilet.
/ˈbæθruːm/
nounneutralBeginner
General
A room with a bath or shower.
The bathroom needs cleaning.
💡 Simply: Where you take a bath or shower.
More Examples
2
There's a leak in the bathroom.
How It's Used
Residential
"I need to use the bathroom."
Public
"The restaurant's bathroom was spotless."
From "bath" + "room", reflecting its primary function as a room containing a bath.
The term became common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the rise of indoor plumbing.
Memory tip
Bath + Room = Bathroom
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