bathroom

The word “bathroom” means a room containing a bath or shower, usually also with a toilet and sink. In plain terms, the room used for washing and using the toilet.

“Bathroom” is pronounced BAHTH-ruum (/ˈbæθˌɹum/ in IPA).

Here is “bathroom” used in a sentence: “We're renovating the bathroom this summer.”

“Bathroom” is a noun.

“Bathroom” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Bathroom” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a room containing a bath or shower, usually also with a toilet and sink.

In American English, 'bathroom' usually means the room at home with a toilet, while 'restroom' is the public equivalent in places like restaurants and airports. In British English, a 'bathroom' strictly contains a bath or shower, and a public one is called the 'toilets' or 'loo.' The word chosen often signals which country you are in.

A 'toilet' can mean either the fixture itself or, in British usage, a small room containing only that fixture and perhaps a sink. A 'bathroom' is larger and also includes a bath or shower. So every bathroom contains a toilet, but a room with just a toilet is not a full bathroom.

A half bathroom, also called a powder room or cloakroom, contains only a toilet and a sink — no bath or shower. The 'half' refers to having two of the four main fixtures. A 'full bathroom' has all four: toilet, sink, bath, and shower. The term is common in American property listings.

The name comes from the room's original purpose, a room for bathing. Over time, especially in American English, 'bathroom' became a polite way to refer to any room with a toilet, even one without a bath or shower. The word now works as a gentle euphemism rather than a literal description of the fixtures.