noun
bathwater
BAHTH-waw-tuh
Bathwater (noun) means the water that has been used to fill a bath for washing. Example: “Don't throw the bathwater out until you've checked the baby is out.”
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The water that has been used to fill a bath for washing.
"Don't throw the bathwater out until you've checked the baby is out."
How to use bathwater
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe water sitting in (or drained from) a bathtub.
Memory tip
Mostly seen today in the idiom "throw the baby out with the bathwater" — meaning to lose something valuable while getting rid of something unwanted.
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Common pairings
throw out the baby with the bathwater
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Word forms
- Plural
- bathwaters
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Etymology
From bath + water.
Rhymes for bathwater
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What does “bathwater” mean?
The word “bathwater” means the water that has been used to fill a bath for washing. In plain terms, the water sitting in (or drained from) a bathtub.
How do you pronounce “bathwater”?
“Bathwater” is pronounced BAHTH-waw-tuh (/ˈbæθwɔtɚ/ in IPA).
How do you use “bathwater” in a sentence?
Here is “bathwater” used in a sentence: “Don't throw the bathwater out until you've checked the baby is out.”
What part of speech is “bathwater”?
“Bathwater” is a noun.
