half bath

noun

: a bathroom containing a sink and toilet but no bathtub or shower

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Across 5,215 square feet of interior living space, the house offers five bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025 This is a six-bed, six-and-three-half bath, 9,000-square-foot, English Country Estate-Style Cottage in the River Glades neighborhood of Prospect. Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025 The 7,356-square-foot mid-century modern-style home has five bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths. Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Inside, there’s a kitchenette, a half bath, and laundry facilities for bathing suits and beach towels. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half bath

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of half bath was in 1951

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“Half bath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20bath. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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