"sponge bath" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sponge baths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sponge bath (plural sponge baths)
  1. A type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden. Categories (topical): Bathing Translations (type of bathing): sponsbad [neuter] (Dutch), sienikylpy (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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