bathwater

noun

noun

UK /ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈbæθwɔtɚ/

Etymology From bath + water. Compare Dutch badwater (“bathwater”), German Badewasser (“bathwater”), Swedish badvatten (“bathwater”).

Usually The water used in a bath (bathtub).

Derived terms: baby and bathwater, bathwatery, drink someone's bathwater, throw the baby out with the bathwater

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