noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɑːθɹʊm/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɑːθɹuːm/
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General-American:/ˈbæθˌɹum/
General-American:/ˈbæθɹʊm/
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UK, US:/ˈbæθɹʊm/
UK, US:/ˈbæθɹuːm/
rhymes with -ʊm
rhymes with -uːm
CMU ARPABET:B AE1 TH R UW2 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: room
2
noun
Meaning 2
A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To assist a patient with using the toilet and general personal hygiene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bath
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: room
5
noun
Meaning 5
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: room
Narrower terms: head, public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, washroom, water closet, closet, W.C., loo
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh1- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum English room English bathroom From bath + room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”).
Across languages
Translations
165 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
badkamer
— a room with a bathtub
Albanian:
banjë
— a room with a bathtub
Southern Altai:
јунунатан кып
(ǰununatan kïp)
— a room with a bathtub
Southern Altai:
мылча
(mïlča)
— a room with a bathtub
Arabic:
حَمَّام
(ḥammām)
— a room with a bathtub
Armenian:
լոգարան
(logaran)
— a room with a bathtub
Armenian:
բաղնիք
(baġnikʻ)
— a room with a bathtub
Azerbaijani:
vanna otağı
— a room with a bathtub
Azerbaijani:
hamamxana
— a room with a bathtub
Azerbaijani:
hamam
— a room with a bathtub
Bashkir:
мунса
(munsa)
— a room with a bathtub
Basque:
bainugela
— a room with a bathtub
Belarusian:
ва́нная
(vánnaja)
— a room with a bathtub
Belarusian:
ва́нны пако́й
(vánny pakój)
— a room with a bathtub
Bengali:
গোসলখানা
(gōśolkhana)
— a room with a bathtub
Breton:
sal-gibellañ
— a room with a bathtub
Bulgarian:
ба́ня
(bánja)
— a room with a bathtub
Burmese:
ရေချိုးခန်း
(rehkyui:hkan:)
— a room with a bathtub
Catalan:
cambra de bany
— a room with a bathtub
Catalan:
bany
— a room with a bathtub
Chickasaw:
aboowoshi'
— a room with a bathtub
Chinese Mandarin:
浴室
(yùshì)
— a room with a bathtub
Choctaw:
aboha ayupi
— a room with a bathtub
Chuvash:
мунча
(munč̬a)
— a room with a bathtub
Cornish:
stevel omwolghi
— a room with a bathtub
Cornish:
stevel omwolhi
— a room with a bathtub
Czech:
koupelna
— a room with a bathtub
Danish:
badeværelse
— a room with a bathtub
Dutch:
badkamer
— a room with a bathtub
Egyptian:
s-q-b-b-W:y-W15-mw-pr
(sqbbwj)
— a room with a bathtub
Esperanto:
banĉambro
— a room with a bathtub
Estonian:
vannituba
— a room with a bathtub
Faroese:
baðirúm
— a room with a bathtub
Faroese:
baðrúm
— a room with a bathtub
Faroese:
baðstova
— a room with a bathtub
Fijian:
vale vo
— a room with a bathtub
Finnish:
kylpyhuone
— a room with a bathtub
Finnish:
kylppäri
— a room with a bathtub
French:
salle de bains
— a room with a bathtub
Galician:
baño
— a room with a bathtub
Georgian:
სააბაზანო
(saabazano)
— a room with a bathtub
Georgian:
აბანო
(abano)
— a room with a bathtub
Georgian:
სააბაზანო ოთახი
(saabazano otaxi)
— a room with a bathtub
German:
Badezimmer
— a room with a bathtub
German:
Bad
— a room with a bathtub
Gilbertese:
te roki
— a room with a bathtub
Greek:
λουτρό
(loutró)
— a room with a bathtub
Greek:
μπάνιο
(bánio)
— a room with a bathtub
Gujarati:
નહાવાની ઓરડી
(nahāvānī oraḍī)
— a room with a bathtub
Haitian Creole:
twalèt
— a room with a bathtub
Haitian Creole:
saldeben
— a room with a bathtub
Hebrew:
חדר־אמבטיה
(khadar-ambat'ia)
— a room with a bathtub
Hindi:
स्नानघर
(snānghar)
— a room with a bathtub
Hindi:
ग़ुस्लख़ाना
(ġuslaxānā)
— a room with a bathtub
Hungarian:
fürdőszoba
— a room with a bathtub
Hunsrik:
Baadezimmer
— a room with a bathtub
Hunsrik:
Baad
— a room with a bathtub
Icelandic:
baðherbergi
— a room with a bathtub
Ido:
balnochambro
— a room with a bathtub
Ilocano:
pagdigusan
— a room with a bathtub
Indonesian:
kamar mandi
— a room with a bathtub
Interlingua:
camera de banio
— a room with a bathtub
Irish:
seomra folctha
— a room with a bathtub
Italian:
stanza da bagno
— a room with a bathtub
Italian:
bagno
— a room with a bathtub
Japanese:
風呂場
(furoba)
— a room with a bathtub
Japanese:
浴室
(yokushitsu)
— a room with a bathtub
Kannada:
ಸ್ನಾನಗೃಹದ
(snānagṛhada)
— a room with a bathtub
Kashubian:
kąpnica
— a room with a bathtub
Kazakh:
ванна бөлмесі
(vanna bölmesı)
— a room with a bathtub
Khmer:
បន្ទប់ទឹក
(bɑɑntup tɨk)
— a room with a bathtub
Kongo:
kikozo
— a room with a bathtub
Korean:
욕실
(yoksil)
— a room with a bathtub
Korean:
목욕실
(mogyoksil)
— a room with a bathtub
Central Kurdish:
حھ مام
(ḧih mam)
— a room with a bathtub
Northern Kurdish:
hemam
— a room with a bathtub
Northern Kurdish:
banyo
— a room with a bathtub
Kyrgyz:
ванна бөлмөсү
(vanna bölmösü)
— a room with a bathtub
Kyrgyz:
ванналуу бөлмө
(vannaluu bölmö)
— a room with a bathtub
Lao:
ຫ້ອງນ້ໍາ
(hǭng nam)
— a room with a bathtub
Lao:
ຫ້ອງອາບນ້ໍາ
(hǭng ʼāp nam)
— a room with a bathtub
Lao:
ສ້ວມອາບນ້ໍາ
(sūa mp nam)
— a room with a bathtub
Latin:
balneum
— a room with a bathtub
Latvian:
vannasistaba
— a room with a bathtub
Lithuanian:
vonia
— a room with a bathtub
Luxembourgish:
Buedzëmmer
— a room with a bathtub
Macedonian:
бања
(banja)
— a room with a bathtub
Macedonian:
купатило
(kupatilo)
— a room with a bathtub
Malay:
bilik mandi
— a room with a bathtub
Maltese:
kamra tal-banju
— a room with a bathtub
Māori:
whare kaukau
— a room with a bathtub
Māori:
rūma tāpu
— a room with a bathtub
Māori:
rūma kaukau
— a room with a bathtub
Mongolian:
угаалгын өрөө
(ugaalgyn öröö)
— a room with a bathtub
Niuean:
fale koukou
— a room with a bathtub
Norwegian Bokmål:
bad
— a room with a bathtub
Norwegian Bokmål:
baderom
— a room with a bathtub
Occitan:
banhador
— a room with a bathtub
Occitan:
sala de banh
— a room with a bathtub
Osage:
𐓪𐓲𐓟́𐓻𐓟𐓳𐓣 (océžehci)
— a room with a bathtub
Palauan:
orchertoll
— a room with a bathtub
Pashto:
لمبل ځای
(lambā jãy)
— a room with a bathtub
Pashto:
حمام
(hamām)
— a room with a bathtub
Persian:
حمام
(hammâm)
— a room with a bathtub
Persian:
دَسْتْشویی
(dastšuyi)
— a room with a bathtub
Plautdietsch:
Bodstow
— a room with a bathtub
Polish:
łazienka
— a room with a bathtub
Portuguese:
banheiro
— a room with a bathtub
Portuguese:
casa de banho
— a room with a bathtub
Quechua:
chhallpuku
— a room with a bathtub
Romanian:
baie
— a room with a bathtub
Russian:
ва́нная
(vánnaja)
— a room with a bathtub
Russian:
ва́нная ко́мната
(vánnaja kómnata)
— a room with a bathtub
Samoan:
faletaele
— a room with a bathtub
Scottish Gaelic:
seòmar-ionnlaid
— a room with a bathtub
Serbo-Croatian:
купао́ница
— a room with a bathtub
Serbo-Croatian:
купа̏тило
— a room with a bathtub
Serbo-Croatian:
купао́на
— a room with a bathtub
Serbo-Croatian:
kupaónica
— a room with a bathtub
Serbo-Croatian:
kupȁtilo
— a room with a bathtub
Serbo-Croatian:
kupaóna
— a room with a bathtub
Slovak:
kúpeľňa
— a room with a bathtub
Slovene:
kopalnica
— a room with a bathtub
Somali:
musqul
— a room with a bathtub
Somali:
musqushu
— a room with a bathtub
Lower Sorbian:
kupadło
— a room with a bathtub
Upper Sorbian:
kupjelnja
— a room with a bathtub
Sotho:
batekamore e kae
— a room with a bathtub
Spanish:
cuarto de baño
— a room with a bathtub
Spanish:
baño
— a room with a bathtub
Spanish:
lavabo
— a room with a bathtub
Swedish:
badrum
— a room with a bathtub
Tagalog:
banyo
— a room with a bathtub
Tajik:
ҳаммом
(hammom)
— a room with a bathtub
Tajik:
ваннахона
(vannaxona)
— a room with a bathtub
Tamil:
குளியலறை
(kuḷiyalaṟai)
— a room with a bathtub
Tatar:
мунча
(munça)
— a room with a bathtub
Tatar:
ванна бүлмәсе
(wanna bülmäse)
— a room with a bathtub
Telugu:
స్నానాలగది
(snānālagadi)
— a room with a bathtub
Thai:
ห้องน้ํา
(hɔ̂ng-náam)
— a room with a bathtub
Tibetan:
གསང་སྤྱོད
(gsang spyod)
— a room with a bathtub
Tibetan:
ཁྲུས་ཁང
(khrus khang)
— a room with a bathtub
Turkish:
banyo
— a room with a bathtub
Ottoman Turkish:
بانیو
(banyo)
— a room with a bathtub
Ottoman Turkish:
حمام
(hamam)
— a room with a bathtub
Turkmen:
wanna otagy
— a room with a bathtub
Turkmen:
hammam
— a room with a bathtub
Ukrainian:
ва́нна кімна́та
(vánna kimnáta)
— a room with a bathtub
Ukrainian:
ва́нна
(vánna)
— a room with a bathtub
Urdu:
غسل خانہ
(ġusal-xānā)
— a room with a bathtub
Urdu:
حمام
(hammām)
— a room with a bathtub
Urdu:
حمام خانہ
(hammām-xānā)
— a room with a bathtub
Uyghur:
مۇنچا
(muncha)
— a room with a bathtub
Uyghur:
ھاممام
(hammam)
— a room with a bathtub
Uzbek:
hammom
— a room with a bathtub
Uzbek:
vannaxona
— a room with a bathtub
Vietnamese:
buồng tắm
— a room with a bathtub
Vietnamese:
phòng tắm
— a room with a bathtub
Volapük:
banacem
— a room with a bathtub
Welsh:
ystafell ymolchi
— a room with a bathtub
Winnebago:
cąągore
— a room with a bathtub
Yao (Africa):
m'-bwaabwa
— a room with a bathtub
Yiddish:
וואַשצימער
(vashtsimer)
— a room with a bathtub
Yucatec Maya:
kuchnil pʼoktal
— a room with a bathtub