bathroom
English dictionary entry
Meanings
noun
- A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
- A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
verb
- To assist a patient with using the toilet and general personal hygiene.
Pronunciation
/ˈbɑːθɹʊm/
/ˈbɑːθɹuːm/
En-uk-bathroom.ogg
/ˈbæθˌɹum/
/ˈbæθɹʊm/
en-us-bathroom.ogg
/ˈbæθɹuːm/
Word forms
bathroom
bathrooms
bath room
bath-room
bathrooming
bathroomed
Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
bathroom
latrine
necessarium
toilet
toilet room
urinal
water closet
WC
cloaca
closet
jacques
kocay
siege
cludgie
neddy
netty
shield
six
facilities
ladies and gentlemen
lavatory
lavabo
necessary
necessary room
office
office of ease
place
potty
privy
small room
smallest room
throne room
cottage
geography
House of Lords
khazi
usual offices
restroom
teahouse
tearoom
washroom
comfort room
CR
closet of decency
closet of ease
house of office
necessary place
purging place
vault
withdraught
wardrobe
shitter
urination station
bog
carsey
crapper
karzy
lats
lav
lavvy
Related words
Derived words
bathroom bag
bathroom bill
bathroom break
bathroom cabinet
bathroomette
bathroomful
bathroomgoer
bathroomish
bathroom kit
bathroomless
bathroomlike
bathroom scales
bathroom singer
bathroom tissue
bathroomware
bathroomy
do you need to use the bathroom
full bathroom
go to the bathroom
half bathroom
master bathroom
multibathroom
quarter bathroom
split bathroom
three-quarter bathroom
use the bathroom
Translations
Afrikaans: badkamer
Albanian: banjë
Southern Altai: јунунатан кып
Southern Altai: мылча
Arabic: حَمَّام
Armenian: լոգարան
Armenian: բաղնիք
Azerbaijani: vanna otağı
Azerbaijani: hamamxana
Azerbaijani: hamam
Bashkir: мунса
Basque: bainugela
Belarusian: ва́нная
Belarusian: ва́нны пако́й
Bengali: গোসলখানা
Breton: sal-gibellañ
Bulgarian: ба́ня
Burmese: ရေချိုးခန်း
Catalan: cambra de bany
Catalan: bany
Chickasaw: aboowoshi'
Chinese Mandarin: 浴室
Choctaw: aboha ayupi
Chuvash: мунча
Cornish: stevel omwolghi
Cornish: stevel omwolhi
Czech: koupelna
Danish: badeværelse
Dutch: badkamer
Egyptian: s-q-b-b-W:y-W15-mw-pr
Esperanto: banĉambro
Estonian: vannituba
Faroese: baðirúm
Faroese: baðrúm
Faroese: baðstova
Fijian: vale vo
Finnish: kylpyhuone
Finnish: kylppäri
French: salle de bains
Galician: baño
Georgian: სააბაზანო
Georgian: აბანო
Georgian: სააბაზანო ოთახი
German: Badezimmer
German: Bad
Gilbertese: te roki
Greek: λουτρό
Greek: μπάνιο
Gujarati: નહાવાની ઓરડી
Haitian Creole: twalèt
Haitian Creole: saldeben
Hebrew: חדר־אמבטיה
Hindi: स्नानघर
Hindi: ग़ुस्लख़ाना
Hungarian: fürdőszoba
Hunsrik: Baadezimmer
Hunsrik: Baad
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