bathroom

== English == === Alternative forms === bath room, bath-room === Etymology === From bath +‎ room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːθɹʊm/, /ˈbɑːθɹuːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbæθˌɹum/, /ˈbæθɹʊm/ (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbæθɹʊm/, /ˈbæθɹuːm/ Rhymes: -ʊm, -uːm === Noun === bathroom (plural bathrooms) A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom Hypernym: room 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain) I wash in the bathroom. (chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, Philippines, Australia, euphemistic) A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub. ==== Usage notes ==== From the beginning of the 20th century, bathroom has been the generic word for a room with toilet facilities in American English, whereas Britons have continued to say lavatory relatively more frequently, and often loo or WC for a room with a toilet but no bath. In some contexts, bathroom refers more particularly to the toilet facilities of a private residence, distinguished from public buildings' restrooms (US), washrooms (Canada), men's rooms, ladies' rooms, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hindi: बाथरूम (bāthrūm) → Urdu: باتھ روم (bāth-rūm) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bathroom (third-person singular simple present bathrooms, present participle bathrooming, simple past and past participle bathroomed) (medicine, transitive) To assist a patient with using the toilet and general personal hygiene. === References === === Anagrams === Robotham, Bohr atom