sponge bath
noun
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: a bath in which someone or something is not placed in water but is cleaned with a wet, soapy sponge or cloth
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In the morning, Hill helps Brady use the toilet, take a sponge bath, get dressed and eat through a tube entering his stomach.
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Sarah Cutler
updated July 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025
Babies and young children can be kept safe with a sponge bath.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 15 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Cutler
updated July 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025
Babies and young children can be kept safe with a sponge bath.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Sponge bath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sponge%20bath. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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