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bathwater

American

[bath-waw-ter, -wot-er, bahth-] / ˈbæθˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈbɑθ- /

noun

water for bathing.

He ran the bathwater while he shaved.

idioms

throw out the baby with the bathwater, to eliminate or reject the good along with the bad.

Etymology

Origin of bathwater

First recorded in 1910–15; bath ¹ + water

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Plenty of babies are being thrown out with the bathwater, it would seem.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026

With regard to AppFolio, investors have thrown the baby out with the bathwater.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

But now, they seem to be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2025

On the kitchen counter, a stainless steel pot sat on the portable electric stove that Ramirez also uses to heat bathwater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

She liked to lie there, drifting, until the bathwater turned frigid and her mother called her out.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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