bathhouse

American  

[bath-hous, bahth-] / ˈbæθˌhaʊs, ˈbɑθ- /

noun

bathhouses plural

1. a structure, as at the seaside, containing dressing rooms for bathers.

2. a building for bathing, sometimes equipped with swimming pools, medical baths, etc.

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bathhouse British  

/ ˈbɑːθˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a building containing baths, esp for public use

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• bathhouses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bathhouse

First recorded in 1695–1705; bath ¹ + house

Example Sentences

It’s a hilarious take on bonding with ancestors, in this case in an intergalactic bathhouse where Zaalan’s Syrian ancestors must field obnoxious first world questions from millennial descendants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The bathhouse has been a staple of global wellness culture for thousands of years, from Turkish hammams to Japanese onsen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025

Even the bathrooms are opulent in that uncanny, chain-restaurant way: part suburban shopping plaza, part Ancient Egyptian bathhouse, all backlit marble and echoing tile.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

I hired an electric violinist to rove around the bathhouse and play during the event.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

His fault, for making her go to the bathhouse.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini