bathwater

noun

bath·​wa·​ter ˈbath-ˌwȯ-tər How to pronounce bathwater (audio)
ˈbäth-,
-ˌwä-tər
: water for a bath

Examples of bathwater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With Fennell at the helm, will Barbie be slurping Elvis’s bathwater as Kate Bush plays softly in the background? Raven Smith, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024 But Biden must not throw out the baby with the bathwater. Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2021 This observation needn’t sound like a call to toss the baby out with the bathwater. Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 18 July 2024 The bathroom tends to be cold, with overly bright lights, tepid bathwater, and no grab bars around the tub. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bathwater 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bathwater was in the 14th century

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“Bathwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathwater. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

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