bathwater

[ bath-waw-ter, -wot-er, bahth- ]

/ ˈbæθˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈbɑθ- /

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noun

water for bathing: He ran the bathwater while he shaved.

Nearby words

bathtub gin, bathtub race, bathurst, bathurst burr, bathurst island, bathwater, bathy-, bathyal, bathylimnetic, bathymetry, bathypelagic

Idioms

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

Origin of bathwater

First recorded in 1910–15; bath¹ + water

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Examples from the Web for bathwater

Will there be some babies thrown out with the bathwater, if you will?
Don't Count Out Moderate Republicans Yet|Samuel P. Jacobs|September 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
You're never going to be sick in this bit of bathwater, Miss Twinkler?
Christopher and Columbus|Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim