Meanings
plural women's rooms · alternative woman's room
- USeuphemisticSynonym of ladies' room: a public restroom intended for females.
Women were expected to use the toilet provided for the general public... Plans have been made for a women's room at this station.
1918 May 16, US Department of Labor, Monthly Labor ReviewSynonyms: ladies' room
- historicalA waiting room in a railway station or other public building intended exclusively for women and usually including a separate women's lavatory.
Synonyms: bathroom, ladies' room
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of ladies' room: a public restroom intended for females.
nounA waiting room in a railway station or other public building intended exclusively for women and usually including a separate women's lavatory.
Origin
Probably a generic variant of the earlier-attested ladies' room (“a waiting room for women”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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