Meanings
plural sitz baths · alternative sitz-bath · alternative sitzbath
- A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position.
- A bathing device which allows immersion of the buttocks and pelvis up to the hips, while sitting in the device
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nouna bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Partial calque of German Sitzbad (“idem.”, literally “sit bath”), from Sitz (“seat”) + Bad (“bath”), from sitzen (“to sit”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
sitz bath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitz%20bath
“sitz bath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitz%20bath. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitz bath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitz%20bath.
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