bed bath

noun

The washing of a person's body (especially that of a patient) in bed

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Meanings

nounbed bath (plural bed baths)

plural bed baths · alternative bed-bath · alternative bedbath

  1. The washing of a person's body (especially that of a patient) in bed

Origin

From bed + bath.

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APA

bed bath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20bath

MLA

“bed bath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20bath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bed bath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20bath.

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