bathwater

noun

bath·​wa·​ter ˈbath-ˌwȯ-tər How to pronounce bathwater (audio)
ˈbäth-, 
-ˌwä-tər
: water for a bath
see also:
throw out the baby with the bathwater

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The sense was that the people who were rejecting the Keynesian model were throwing out the baby with the bathwater. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 Drop one into your bathwater, and suddenly your tub is a swirling, fragrant spectacle. — Marci Robin, Allure, 19 May 2026 We were thrown out like baby with the bathwater. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 And yes, Gundlach is rightfully hyperventilating about these offenders, but there are some perfectly good payout babies in this bathwater. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bathwater

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bathwater was in the 14th century

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“Bathwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathwater. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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