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pump room

pump room

4.0
A private room where mothers use a device to remove and store breast milk
  • noun
  • /pʌmp ruːm/
  • US
translation icon : sala de extracción
  • Airport staff directed her to the nearest pump room where she could sit and plug in her device.

Examples

  • The new office has a designated pump room for nursing mothers.

  • The university installed a secure pump room so parents could store supplies and nurse between classes.

  • The office now provides a private pump room for nursing mothers to express milk during shifts.

  • Is there a pump room available in this building?

  • The company has designated a pump room for nursing mothers to express milk during their shifts.

  • In the library, there is a quiet pump room where new mothers can use a breast pump.

  • She appreciated the availability of a pump room at her workplace, making it easier to manage her breastfeeding schedule.

How Private

pump room
  • US
4.0
family room
27 1.0
public restroom
  • US
9 1.0

Surface Forms

pump room singular
pump rooms plural

Morphology

pump + room

The phrase is compositionally built from 'pump' + 'room' and a learner can infer it denotes a room associated with a pump (i.e., a place for pumping). However, the specific specialised sense — a private space for nursing parents to use a breast pump — depends on extra world knowledge and cultural/practical awareness, so the meaning is only partially predictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Pump room for nursing parents is a modern name. It comes from the pump (the device parents use to collect breast milk) and room, so it means 'a private room where parents can use a breast pump and store milk'.