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

• bath
• bog [British]
• can
• cloakroom [British]
• comfort station
• convenience [chiefly British]
• head
• john
• latrine
• lavatory
• loo [chiefly British]
• potty
• restroom
• toilet
• washroom
• water closet

Examples of bathroom in a Sentence

Their house has three bathrooms.

The restaurant has only one bathroom.

Recent Examples on the Web

The 17 rooms were arranged around a large central air shaft with just a couple of bathrooms down the hall for everybody. —Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025

Decades ago architects put bedroom closets on the other side of bathrooms. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025

Few things are worse than walking into a bathroom that smells like sour milk because towels or mats have been soaked and never been allowed to fully dry. —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 June 2025

One of the biggest potty training challenges is convincing your kid to stop play time in order to use the bathroom. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 June 2025

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