bubble bath

American  

noun

1. a crystal, powder, or liquid preparation that foams in, scents, and softens bathwater.

2. a bath with such a preparation added to the water.

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bubble bath British  

noun

1. a powder, liquid, or crystals used to scent, soften, and foam in bath water

2. a bath to which such a substance has been added

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Etymology

Origin of bubble bath

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

As soothing wins go, this was a warm bubble bath for the Seahawks, who secured a playoff berth and assumed the driver’s seat in the race for the NFC’s No. 1 seed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

By that point, however, Harris had moved into his brain and drawn a relaxing bubble bath.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2024

Visitors slid down the pole in “The Fire Cat,” slithered into the gullet of the boa constrictor in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and lounged in a faux bubble bath in “Harry the Dirty Dog.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

In a shelter, she sees herself returning to simple joys others take for granted — a bubble bath, a locked door, and in time, maybe going back to work.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

There was the checkered rug where Mikayla and I did our experiments, the purple stain where we’d mixed baking soda and vinegar—and a whole bottle of bubble bath.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller