English Explanatory Dictionary

baby and bathwater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used in reference to an error in which something valuable is discarded in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-baby and bathwater.wav

Word forms

baby and bathwater

Etymology

From the phrase throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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