US /bæθ/ UK /[bɑːθ]/
noun verb Freq #2008

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The act of washing your whole body while sitting in water.

    I take a long bath every Sunday evening to relax.

  2. 2
    noun

    A large container that you fill with water to wash yourself in.

    She filled the bath with warm water and bubbles.

  3. 3
    noun

    A room with a bathtub or shower, usually with a toilet and sink.

    The new apartment has two bedrooms and one bath.

  4. 4
    verb

    To wash someone or yourself in water.

    You should bath the baby before bedtime.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · a large container that you... bathtubtub
3 noun · a room with a bathtub or... bathroom
4 verb · to wash someone or yourself... bathe
More bain
Word family
Forms bathedbathingbaths
Derived forms afterbathair-bathbath-brushbath-housebath-manbathebathfordbathfulbathhousebathinettebathkeeperbathless

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Corresponding inherited verbs are beath and bathe. Cognate with Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish bad (“bath”), Faroese and Icelandic bað (“bath”), German Bad (“bath”).

View etymology graph ->

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.