bathtub

American  

[bath-tuhb, bahth-] / ˈbæθˌtʌb, ˈbɑθ- /

noun

1. a tub to bathe in, especially one that is a permanent fixture in a bathroom.

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bathtub British  

/ ˈbɑːθˌtʌb /

noun

1. a bath, esp one not permanently fixed

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Etymology

Origin of bathtub

First recorded in 1825–35; bath ¹ + tub

Example Sentences

In the foreground, the midwife, known from Byzantine tradition as Salome, meets Joseph’s eyes as she steadies the water he pours into the baby’s bathtub.

From The Wall Street Journal

A ceramic red-haired mermaid sits in the corner of her spacious bathtub.

From Los Angeles Times

Think of the Pacific Ocean like one enormous bathtub, and El Niño like a wave of warm water sloshing from one end of the bathtub to another.

From Los Angeles Times

“And after rinsing them of marinara sauce, she would let me put them in the bathtub and I would get in with them.”

From MarketWatch

From there she could sometimes see other boats dotting the horizon, like toys in an enormous bathtub.

From Literature