"bathwater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈbæθwɔtɚ/ [US] Forms: bathwaters [plural]
Etymology: From bath + water. Compare Dutch badwater (“bathwater”), German Badewasser (“bathwater”), Swedish badvatten (“bathwater”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|bath|water}} bath + water, {{cog|nl|badwater|t=bathwater}} Dutch badwater (“bathwater”), {{cog|de|Badewasser|t=bathwater}} German Badewasser (“bathwater”), {{cog|sv|badvatten|t=bathwater}} Swedish badvatten (“bathwater”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} bathwater (usually uncountable, plural bathwaters)
  1. The water used in a bath (bathtub). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Water Synonyms: bath water Derived forms: baby and bathwater, throw the baby out with the bathwater Translations (water used in a bath): λῦμα (lûma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), badevand [neuter] (Danish), badwater [neuter] (Dutch), kylpyvesi (Finnish), badevann [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), badvatten [neuter] (Swedish)

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