bathtub

noun

bath·​tub ˈbath-ˌtəb How to pronounce bathtub (audio)
ˈbäth-
: a usually fixed tub for bathing

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During this increasingly torturous adjustment period, Millie learns Nina spent some time in a psychiatric facility years earlier after allegedly leaving Cece to drown in a bathtub and taking enough pills to kill herself. Megan McCluskey, Time, 19 Dec. 2025 The best way to do that is to fill a bathtub or utility sink with cool water and submerge the entire garland in it for several hours. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025 The then 16-year-old had hit his head on a bathtub after suffering a seizure at his family's vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 Stand-alone bathtubs, marble backsplashes and closets double the size of the bathroom. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathtub

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bathtub was in 1821

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“Bathtub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathtub. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

bathtub

noun
bath·​tub -ˌtəb How to pronounce bathtub (audio)
: a tub in which to take a bath

Medical Definition

bathtub

noun
: a usually fixed tub for bathing

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