half bath

noun

: a bathroom containing a sink and toilet but no bathtub or shower

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Spanning about 4,600 square feet, there are four bedrooms and four full bathrooms, plus a half bath split over two main levels. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 There is a half bath near the upstairs living room, plus each of the three upstairs bedrooms has its own en suite bathroom. Rebecca Treon, The Tennessean, 7 Mar. 2024 Legend Point offers nine bedrooms and a total of 19 bathrooms, including 15 full-sized baths along with four half baths. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 Four bedrooms on the second floor were turned into two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a half bath and a laundry room. Jennifer Lindahl, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for half bath 

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of half bath was in 1951

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“Half bath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20bath. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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