different between bathtub vs bathroom

English

Etymology

From bath +? tub.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b???t?b/, /?bæ?t?b/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bæ?t?b/

Noun

bathtub (plural bathtubs)

1. A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).

Synonyms

• (large container for water): bath, lavatory

Derived terms

• bathtubby
• bathtub cockpit
• bathtub curve
• bathtub gin
• bathtub theorem

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• bath room

Etymology

From bath +? room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b???.?u?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bæ??um/
• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?bæ?.?u?m/

Noun

bathroom (plural bathrooms)

1. A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom

   Hypernym: room

   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     I wash in the bathroom.

2. (chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.

Usage notes

From the beginning of the 20th century, bathroom has been the generic word for a room with toilet facilities in American English. As Britons continue to say lavatory relatively more frequently and often loo or WC for a room with a toilet but no bath. Partly from French influence, such rooms are also relatively more common in British homes.[citation needed]

In some contexts, bathroom refers more particularly to the toilet facilities of a private residence, distinguished from public buildings' restrooms, men's rooms, ladies' rooms, etc.

Descendants

• ? Urdu: ???????? (b??hr?m)

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