Definition of bidet
: a bathroom fixture used especially for bathing the external genitals and the anal region
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The hotels all had bidets, of course, much to the banal amusement and confusion of the adolescent boys in our group.
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Origin and Etymology of bidet
French, small horse, bidet, from Middle French, from bider to trot
First Known Use: 1752
BIDET Defined for English Language Learners
bidet
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: a bowl like a small toilet with faucets that is used for washing your bottom
Medical Dictionary
bidet
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: a bathroom fixture about the height of the seat of a chair used especially for bathing the external genitals and the anal region
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