Meanings
plural master bedrooms
- A room in a house, in which the head of the household sleeps, typically larger and better furnished than other bedrooms.
His entire adult life he had lived in the two-bed flat above the shop, sharing the space with his parents. Frank was in the spare room at the back. His parents had the master bedroom, with a big sash window that overlooked the high street.
2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The GuardianSynonyms: primary bedroom
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA room in a house, in which the head of the household sleeps, typically larger and better furnished than other bedrooms.
Origin
First use appears c. 1920 in Sears catalogues.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 主臥室 /主卧室
- 主臥室 /主卧室 (zhǔ wòshì)large bedroom
Finnish isännän makuuhuone
- isännän makuuhuonelarge bedroom
French suite parentale
- suite parentalelarge bedroom
German Hauptschlafzimmer
- Hauptschlafzimmerlarge bedroom
Japanese 主寝室
- 主寝室 (shushinshitsu)large bedroom
Korean 주침실
- 주침실 (juchimsil)large bedroom
Polish główna sypialnia
- główna sypialnialarge bedroom
Russian гла́вная спа́льня
- гла́вная спа́льня (glávnaja spálʹnja)large bedroom
Cite this entry
master bedroom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/master%20bedroom
“master bedroom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/master%20bedroom. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “master bedroom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/master%20bedroom.
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