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bathwater

bathwater

13 1.0
Water left in a tub after someone washes in it
  • noun
  • /ˈbæθˌwɔːtər/
translation icon : agua de la bañera
  • After finishing her soak, she drained the bathwater and prepared to get out of the tub.

Oh yeah, he's drinking my bathwater like red wine.

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Examples

  • The baby splashed happily in the warm bathwater after her evening bath.

  • Kari relaxed in the hot bathwater, soothing to her body and emotions.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater, folks.

    The Life of David Gale (2003)

  • "What he meant, of course, was let's not throw the bathwater out with the baby.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • When the warm bathwater was poured over him, he gasped and looked up questioningly at Meera.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • He added some essential oils to the bathwater to enhance his relaxation experience.

Synonyms

bath water
vsbathwater
3 1.0

Water used to wash your body in a bathtub

is written as a single word rather than separated

Idioms

to throw the baby out with the bathwater
  • Informal
4 8.1

To get rid of something valuable while removing something bad

How Dirty

murky water
5 3.4
bathwater
13 1.0
soapiness
2.8
tap water
27 1.0

Surface Forms

bathwater singular
bathwaters plural

Morphology

bathwater = bath + water (transparent) = bath + water

Direct, literal compound of 'bath' + 'water' meaning the water in a bath; the meaning is immediately derivable from its parts.

Etymology

The word bathwater is a simple combination of bath and water, so it literally means the 'water in a bathtub' after someone has bathed. Think of the warm, used water you drain from the tub — that's bathwater.