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Added 7 October 2026

bath

/bɑːθ/ noun

In Latin: balneum, lavacrum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bath at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
A building or area where bathing occurs.
Clipping of bathroom.
The master bath has two sinks.

verb

To wash a person or animal in a bath.
To bathe (oneself); to have a bath.

noun

A former Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 23 L or 6 gallons).

Origin

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”).

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