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master bedroom

American  

noun

  • master bedrooms
    plural
  1. a principal bedroom in a house or apartment, usually the largest, typically occupied by the person or persons who head the household.


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Origin of master bedroom

First recorded in 1925–30

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A third floor comprises the master bedroom, surrounded by three decks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The master bedroom comes complete with wide glass doors that open up to the home’s sprawling backyard, which features a pool, spa, fireplace, and a detached guesthouse.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026

Guests walk from a skyline of Paris apartment buildings in the hallway, to a field of Scottish flowers in the master bedroom.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

“Getting a first-floor master bedroom is another way we have engineered physical activity out of our lives.”

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

Originally the two rooms had been the master bedroom, but when they’d moved in, Papi had built a dividing wall, so that the boys and the girls each got a small bedroom.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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