bathroom
/ˈbæθˌɹum/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.54 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
noun
A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "“down this ‘ere little stair–mind your ‘ead, mum–everythink is modern, put in by Mr. Noakes w’en ‘e took to lettin’ for the summer.” ”A bathroom?” asked Harriet hopefully. ”Well, no, m’lady, not a bath'''room,” replied Mrs. Ruddle, as though that were too much to expect, “but everythink else is quite modern as you’ll find–only requirin’ to be pumped up night and morning in the scullery.”"
- "Although there was a cloakroom on the ground floor, the Old Rectory had only one bathroom, a defect which necessitated embarrassed, low-voiced enquiries before anyone upset their carefully worked-out rota by taking an unexpected bath."
- "I wash in the bathroom."
- "Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'."
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”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbæθˌɹum/
- British English: /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/
Usage
- Australian usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
Inflected Forms
bathrooms (plural)
bath room (alternative)
bath-room (alternative)
bathrooms (present, singular)
bathrooming (participle, present)
bathroomed (participle, past)
bathroomed (past)