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footbath

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtbɑːθ/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈfɵtbɑːθ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-England: /ˈfʊtbaθ/
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ˈfʉtbaθ/
  • General-American: /ˈfʊtbæθ/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈfʊtbɐːθ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of soaking or washing the feet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bathtub, bathing tub, bath, tub

History

Etymology

From foot + bath.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: jalkakylpy — act of washing the feet
  • French: bain de pieds — act of washing the feet
  • German: Fußbad — act of washing the feet
  • Portuguese: pedilúvio — act of washing the feet
  • Portuguese: escalda-pés — act of washing the feet
  • Russian: ножна́я ва́нна (nožnája vánna) — act of washing the feet
  • Spanish: baño de pie — act of washing the feet
  • Swedish: fotbad — act of washing the feet
  • Finnish: jalkakylpy — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • French: pédiluve — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • German: Fußbad — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Italian: pediluvio — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Japanese: 足湯 (ashiyu) — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Latin: pedilavium — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Latin: pelluvia — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Polish: brodzik — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Russian: ножна́я ва́нна (nožnája vánna) — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Spanish: pediluvio — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Swedish: fotbad — small basin or bath designed for washing feet
  • Finnish: jalkakylpy — liquid mixture for washing the feet with
  • German: Fußbad — liquid mixture for washing the feet with
  • Russian: ножна́я ва́нна (nožnája vánna) — liquid mixture for washing the feet with
  • Swedish: fotbad — liquid mixture for washing the feet with