bathwater

See also: bath water

English

Alternative forms

bath water

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbæθwɔtɚ/

Noun

bathwater (usually uncountable, plural bathwaters)

The water used in a bath (bathtub).

Derived terms

throw the baby out with the bathwater

Translations

water used in a bath

Danish: badevand (da) n
Dutch: badwater (nl) n
Finnish: kylpyvesi
Greek:
Ancient: λῦμα n (lûma)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: badevann (no) n

Anagrams

water bath, water-bath, waterbath

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