restroom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.
  2. A room (usually in a public building or workplace) set aside for rest and relaxation; breakroom.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛstˌɹum/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-restroom.wav

Word forms

restroom restrooms rest-room rest room

Etymology

From rest + room, from an earlier sense of "breakroom".

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