bathtub

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈbæθˌtʌb/ UK /ˈbɑːθtʌb/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a large container for bathing the whole body

She sank gratefully into the steaming bathtub.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a large container for... bath tub basin

Word family

Related forms bath tub bathe

Etymology

A compound of bath (Old English bæþ) and tub (Middle English tubbe, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German).

bæþ Old English tubbe Middle Dutch

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Topics

The Human Body

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# bathtub

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbæθˌtʌb/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɑːθtʌb/

## Meanings
1. a large container for bathing the whole body

## Examples
- She sank gratefully into the steaming bathtub.

## Synonyms
- bath
- tub
- basin

## Related Forms
- bath
- tub
- bathe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bæþ
- Root: tubbe

## Etymology
A compound of bath (Old English bæþ) and tub (Middle English tubbe, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German).

## AI Etymology
bathtub is a compound of bath (Old English bæþ) and tub (Middle English tubbe, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the noun sense is "a large container for bathing the whole body", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as bath, tub, bathe, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Old English bæþ, Middle English tubbe, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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