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bath mitt

bath mitt

4.4
A soft glove used with soap to wash and scrub the body
  • noun
  • /bæθ mɪt/
translation icon : manopla de baño
  • She uses a bath mitt to exfoliate her skin in the shower.

Examples

  • The hotel provided each guest with a fresh towel and a soft bath mitt.

  • Do you use a bath mitt when you shower?

  • After lathering soap, he scrubbed his arms and legs with a bath mitt.

  • I bought a new bath mitt yesterday.

  • After lathering soap, he scrubbed his arms and legs with a bath mitt.

  • She uses a bath mitt to exfoliate her skin in the shower.

  • The hotel provided each guest with a fresh towel and a soft bath mitt.

Synonyms

bath glove
vsbath mitt
  • UK
2.2

A rough cloth mitt you use to wash and scrub your body

is the same pad used specifically while in a tub
shower glove
vsbath mitt
3.0

A rough cloth you wear on your hand in the shower to scrub dead skin

is similar but is for use while in a tub
shower mitt
vsbath mitt
2.4

A glove of rough cloth that you use to wash and scrub the skin in the shower

is the same pad but meant for use while in a tub
bath scrubber
vsbath mitt
1.7

A small soft thing you use in the bath or shower to rub and clean your skin

is a hand pad made from coarse fiber rather than a mesh tool

How Rough

loofah
8 6.7
bath mitt
4.4
washcloth
  • US
22 1.0

Surface Forms

bath mitt singular
bath mitts plural

Morphology

bath + mitt

The meaning 'a glove-shaped pad used for washing' is directly derivable from combining 'bath' (relating to washing) with 'mitt' (a glove-like hand covering). This noun + noun compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the item's function.

Etymology

The compound noun bath mitt comes from the words bath and mitt, with mitt meaning 'a small glove'. You put it on your hand to scrub the body, so it literally means 'a glove for washing'.