sponge bath

noun

A type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden.

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Meanings

nounsponge bath (plural sponge baths)

plural sponge baths

  1. A type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden.

Translations

Dutch sponsbad
  • sponsbadtype of bathing
Finnish sienikylpy
  • sienikylpytype of bathing
Polish mycie osoby przykutej do łóżka
  • mycie osoby przykutej do łóżkatype of bathing
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APA

sponge bath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponge%20bath

MLA

“sponge bath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponge%20bath. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sponge bath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponge%20bath.

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