restroom

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US/ˈɹɛstˌɹum/

noun

A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.

“Could you tell me where I can find the restroom?”

Similar
bathroompublic toiletcomfort stationpublic convenienceconveniencepublic lavatorytoilet facilitywash room
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Meanings

nounrestroom (plural restrooms)

plural restrooms · alternative rest-room · alternative rest room

  1. PhilippinesUSeuphemisticA room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.

    Could you tell me where I can find the restroom?

  2. archaicdatedA room (usually in a public building or workplace) set aside for rest and relaxation; breakroom.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
bathroom
Narrower
bathroom

nouna toilet that is available to the public

Similar
public toiletcomfort stationpublic convenienceconveniencepublic lavatorytoilet facilitywash room
Broader
toiletlavatorylavfacility
Also see
bathroomcomfort stationconveniencepublic conveniencewash room

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rest + room, from an earlier sense of "breakroom".

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Translations

Arabic حُجْرَة التُوَالِيت, حَمَّام
  • حُجْرَة التُوَالِيتpublic room containing a toilet
  • حَمَّام (ḥammām)public room containing a toilet
Bulgarian тоалетна
  • тоалетна (toaletna)public room containing a toilet
Catalan lavabo, bany
  • lavabopublic room containing a toilet
  • banypublic room containing a toilet
Chinese Mandarin 公共廁所 /公共厕所
  • 公共廁所 /公共厕所 (gōnggòng cèsuǒ)public room containing a toilet
Dutch toilet, WC
  • toiletpublic room containing a toilet
  • WCpublic room containing a toilet
Finnish WC, vessa
  • WCpublic room containing a toilet
  • vessapublic room containing a toilet
French toilettes, cabinet d'aisance
  • toilettespublic room containing a toilet
  • cabinet d'aisancepublic room containing a toilet
German Toilette
  • Toilettepublic room containing a toilet
Hebrew שֵׁרוּתִים, נוֹחִיּוּת
  • שֵׁרוּתִים (sherutím)public room containing a toilet
  • נוֹחִיּוּת (noḥiyút)public room containing a toilet
Hungarian mellékhelyiség
  • mellékhelyiségpublic room containing a toilet
Indonesian kamar mandi
  • kamar mandipublic room containing a toilet
Italian bagno, servizi
  • bagnopublic room containing a toilet
  • servizipublic room containing a toilet
  • toilettepublic room containing a toilet
Japanese トイレ, お手洗い
  • トイレ (toire)public room containing a toilet
  • お手洗い (otearai)public room containing a toilet
Korean 화장실
  • 화장실 (hwajangsil)public room containing a toilet
Latin forica
  • foricapublic room containing a toilet
Malay tandas, bilik air
  • tandaspublic room containing a toilet
  • bilik airpublic room containing a toilet
Polish łazienka, ubikacja
  • łazienkapublic room containing a toilet
  • ubikacjapublic room containing a toilet
  • WCpublic room containing a toilet
  • kibelpublic room containing a toilet
  • kloppublic room containing a toilet
  • sraczpublic room containing a toilet
Portuguese banheiro, privada
  • banheiropublic room containing a toilet
  • privadapublic room containing a toilet
  • casa de banhopublic room containing a toilet
  • quarto de banhopublic room containing a toilet
  • lavabopublic room containing a toilet
Romanian toaletă, WC
  • toaletăpublic room containing a toilet
  • WCpublic room containing a toilet
Russian туале́т, убо́рная
  • туале́т (tualét)public room containing a toilet
  • убо́рная (ubórnaja)public room containing a toilet
Spanish servicio, baño
  • serviciopublic room containing a toilet
  • bañopublic room containing a toilet
  • aseospublic room containing a toilet
  • servicios higiénicospublic room containing a toilet
  • escusadopublic room containing a toilet
  • wálterpublic room containing a toilet
Swedish toalett
  • toalettpublic room containing a toilet
Ukrainian туале́т, вбира́льня
  • туале́т (tualét)public room containing a toilet
  • вбира́льня (vbyrálʹnja)public room containing a toilet
Urdu جائے ضرور, بیت الخلاء
  • جائے ضرور (jā-e-zarūr)public room containing a toilet
  • بیت الخلاء (bait-al-xalā')public room containing a toilet
  • حاجت گاہ (hājat-gāh)public room containing a toilet
  • صحت خانہ (sehat-xāna)public room containing a toilet
  • مستراح (mustarāh)public room containing a toilet
  • پا خانہ (pā-xāna)public room containing a toilet
  • فراغت خانہ (farāġat-xāna)public room containing a toilet
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“restroom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restroom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restroom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restroom.

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