half bath

American  

Or half-bath

noun

1. a bathroom containing only a toilet and wash basin; powder room.

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Etymology

Origin of half bath

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Six dividend-paying stocks even made the list: crop protection chemical maker FMC, Rubbermaid maker Newell Brands, staffing solutions provider Robert Half, Bath & Body Works, and chemical makers Huntsman and Westlake.

From Barron's

The seasonal cottage on Patience Island is off the electrical grid, but comes with just under a half-acre of land and approximately 600 square feet of living area that includes two bedrooms, a kitchenette, a half bath and what is described as a “picturesque front porch.”

From Washington Times

As the family went from room to room, they expressed admiration and appreciation for the abundance of storage, the open design with a view of the outside living area and trees, the deep soaking pool, the trim work on the master bedroom accent wall, the barn doors used to save space in the family entryway and office area to hide the pantry and half bath, the kitchen’s huge refrigerator and the built-in coffee maker, which did look a little “Jetson” space age for boomers who remember that cartoon.

From Washington Times

In Mariah Carey’s tour of her reported 11,000-square-foot, three bedroom, five and a half bath, multi-walk-in-closeted, tri-level penthouse in Tribeca in 2002, she opens the door to us, dressed to a tee, her hair music-video flawless, and informs us coolly, “It’s an Art Deco apartment.”

From New York Times

So he told me finally to shut up because I was saying this so much by this point that I was really annoying, and he took us downstairs and he went into the little bathroom, half bath.

From MSNBC