bath

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈbath How to pronounce bath (audio)
ˈbäth
plural baths ˈbat͟hz How to pronounce bath (audio)
ˈbaths,
ˈbät͟hz,
ˈbäths How to pronounce bath (audio)
1
: a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body
2
a
: water used for bathing
b(1)
: a contained liquid for a special purpose
(2)
: a receptacle holding the liquid
c(1)
: a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it
(2)
: a vessel containing this medium
3
a
b
: a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing
c
: spa sense 1
usually used in plural
d
British : swimming pool
often used in plural
4
a
: the quality or state of being covered with a liquid
5

see also take a bath

bath

2 of 3

verb

bathed; bathing; baths

transitive verb

British : to give a bath to

intransitive verb

British : to take a bath

bath

3 of 3

noun (2)

: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The six-bed, seven-bath home is dripping with traditional Moorish flair. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023 The late actor's 6-bedroom, 7-bath home sold for $5.4 million, according to Compass, whose agent Adam Saget handled the sale. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023 Friends or significant others who don’t align with your bubble-bath-taking, face-masking, alone-time-loving self just won’t last. Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 27 Feb. 2023 Key Specs Your guest or half-bath probably has even less square footage than the rest of the bathrooms in your house. Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023 The two-bedroom, two-bath apartment has a split floor plan; on one side, there’s a primary bedroom with an en suite bathroom and dual closets, and on the other, there’s a bedroom with a hallway laundry closet and bathroom. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023 Units are less costly but also much smaller than the average; a two-bedroom, two-bath Vessel unit measures about 700 square feet. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2023 Two homes are on the market, both under contract: a three-bedroom, three-bath townhouse listed for $690,900, and a three-bedroom, 1½-bath condo for $515,000, McKinney said. Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023 One was an unremarkable four-bedroom, three-bath house in the northwest corner of the city. David Streitfeld, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023
Verb
As water pressure has returned, residents may now bath, shower, wash their hands and do laundry, which are safe as long as no tap water is swallowed, according to city officials. al, 6 Sep. 2022 Other organic body care products feature everything from lip balms to bath bombs to menopause sprays. Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 19 Aug. 2021 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English bæth; akin to Old High German bad bath, Old High German bāen to warm

Noun (2)

Hebrew

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bath was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Bath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bath. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

Kids Definition

bath

noun
ˈbath,
ˈbȧth
plural baths
ˈbat͟hz,
ˈbaths,
ˈbȧt͟hz,
ˈbȧths
1
: a washing of the body
take a bath
2
a
: water for bathing
draw a bath
b
: a liquid in which objects are placed so that it can act upon them
3
a
b
: a building containing rooms for bathing

Medical Definition

bath

1 of 2 noun
plural baths ˈbat͟hz How to pronounce bath (audio) ˈbaths How to pronounce bath (audio)
ˈbȧt͟hz,
ˈbȧths
1
: a washing or soaking (as in water) of all or part of the body see mud bath, sitz bath
2
a
: water used for bathing
b(1)
: a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it
(2)
: a vessel containing this medium
3
: a place resorted to especially for medical treatment by bathing : spa
usually used in plural

bath

2 of 2 transitive verb
British
: to give a bath to

intransitive verb

British : to take a bath

Geographical Definition

Bath

geographical name

ˈbath How to pronounce Bath (audio)
ˈbäth
city in Somerset, southwestern England population 79,900

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