bathroom

noun

bath·​room ˈbath-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m, 

ˈbäth-

1

: a room containing a bathtub or shower and usually a sink and toilet

2

: lavatory sense 2

Synonyms of bathroom

• restroom
• toilet

Examples of bathroom in a Sentence

Their house has three bathrooms.

The restaurant has only one bathroom.

Recent Examples on the Web

The man is believed to have targeted primarily young males using bathrooms in Gwinnett, Jackson and Oconee counties between February 2024 and March 2026, according to an FBI alert. — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 28 June 2026

Police have arrested a man whose vehicle was hit by an off-duty police officer on Interstate 95 in Groton in February after an investigation found that the man had allegedly parked in one of the travel lanes to go to the bathroom. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

Prime spots include bathrooms, closets, crawl spaces, and under the kitchen sink. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 June 2026

Sacramento City Unified School District SCUSD says only two sites remain with an all-gender bathroom — Nicolas and Oak Ridge elementary schools — and the work will be completed as part of its summer facility improvement projects before the new school year begins. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bathroom

• bathroom break
• bathroom tissue
• go to the bathroom
• use the bathroom

Rhymes for bathroom

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume
• courtroom

Kids Definition

bathroom

noun

bath·​room -ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

1

: a room containing a bathtub or shower and usually a sink and toilet

2

: lavatory sense 2