bath in English: A long container that you fill with water to wash your whole body, and the wash itself. Americans usually call the container a bathtub. (noun)

Translation

A long container that you fill with water to wash your whole body, and the wash itself. Americans usually call the container a bathtub.

Word origin

From Old English baeth, the same word as German Bad. It goes back to an old root meaning to warm, because the first baths were warm ones.

Gender

Pluralbaths

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To "have a bath" is to sit in water and wash.

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Here "bath" is the container itself.

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"Bath time" is the part of the day when someone has a bath.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

wash

To make something clean with water, and often with soap.

bathroom

The room in a house where you wash, have a bath, and use the toilet.

shower

A wash you take standing under falling water, or the thing on the wall that sends the water down.

clean

To take away dirt from something so it is no longer dirty.

towel

A piece of soft cloth that you use to dry your body or your hands.

soap

The thing you use with water to wash your body or clothes; it makes bubbles and cleans away dirt.

pipe

A tube that carries water or gas, or a small tool with a bowl that people smoke tobacco in.

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