BATHROOM

bathroom

(noun) a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom

(noun) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bathroom (plural bathrooms)

A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

Synonym: Thesaurus:bathroom

Hyponym: Thesaurus:bathroom

Hypernym: room

(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, euphemism) A lavatory: 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. As Britons continue to say lavatory relatively more frequently and often loo or WC for a room with a toilet but no bath. Partly from French influence, such rooms are also relatively more common in British homes.[citation needed]

In some contexts, bathroom refers more particularly to the toilet facilities of a private residence, distinguished from public buildings' restrooms, men's rooms, ladies' rooms, etc.

Source: Wiktionary



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