Definition of "bathroom" in English

noun

1. A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

   • I wash in the bathroom.

2. (chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, Philippines, Australia, euphemistic) A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.

   • Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.

verb

1. (medicine, transitive) To assist a patient with using the toilet and general personal hygiene.