Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bathwater

/ˈbæθwɔtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: bath-wa-ter
IPA: /ˈbæθwɔtɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The water used in a bath (bathtub).

Uncountable

Etymology

From bath + water. Compare Dutch badwater (“bathwater”), German Badewasser (“bathwater”), Swedish badvatten (“bathwater”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbæθwɔtɚ/
British English: /ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bathwaters (plural) bath water (alternative)

Derived Forms

bathwatery

Phrases

baby and bathwater drink someone's bathwater throw the baby out with the bathwater

Questions

How do you pronounce bathwater?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæθwɔtɚ/.
What does bathwater mean?: The water used in a bath (bathtub).
Where does bathwater come from?: From bath + water. Compare Dutch badwater (“bathwater”), German Badewasser (“bathwater”), Swedish badvatten (“bathwater”).

How to pronounce bathwater

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