half bath

noun

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

Examples of half bath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The kitchen also has ready access to the heated and attached two-car garage and there is a half bath on the first floor. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024 Inside the limestone structure is a two-story guesthouse spanning more than 2,700 square feet with three bedrooms, three full baths and two half baths. Ray Parisi, CNBC, 12 July 2024 The first floor also has a half bath, a laundry room with a sink and ample storage, and stairs that access the lower level. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024 Boasting eight bedrooms, five full bathrooms and three half baths across five stories and a basement, the home provides more than 9,000 square feet inside with more than 2,000 square feet outside on multiple terraces, a ground-floor garden and a roof garden. Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for half bath 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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