bathwater

noun

bath·​wa·​ter ˈbath-ˌwȯ-tər How to pronounce bathwater (audio)
ˈbäth-
-ˌwä-tər
: water for a bath

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Drop one into your bathwater, and suddenly your tub is a swirling, fragrant spectacle. Marci Robin, Allure, 19 May 2026 We were thrown out like baby with the bathwater. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 And yes, Gundlach is rightfully hyperventilating about these offenders, but there are some perfectly good payout babies in this bathwater. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 Educators do not want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bathwater

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bathwater was in the 14th century

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“Bathwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathwater. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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