# baths

Pronunciation: US say "BATHS" /bæθs/; UK say "BAHTHZ" /bɑːðz/

## Noun

1. Plural of bath. — plural of bath
   - Simple: Plural of bath. Use it when you mean more than one bath.
   - _The hotel advertises private baths in every guest room._
   - _Mineral baths draw visitors to the old spa town each summer._
2. A public building containing a swimming pool or shower facilities, originally one with individual cubicles for people whose homes had no bathroom. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A public building with a swimming pool or places where people can wash.
   - _The baths just behind the town hall are where the pupils go for their swimming lessons every Thursday._
   - _Many residents once relied on the public baths because their homes lacked plumbing._

## Verb

Pronunciation: US say "BATHS" /bæθs/; UK say "BAHTHS" /bɑːθs/

3. Third-person singular simple present indicative of bath. Chiefly British; American English uses bathes. *(Commonwealth)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of bath
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of bath. Used mainly in British English, with he, she, it, or a singular noun.
   - _The nurse baths each patient gently before the morning rounds._
   - _Every night the new father baths his youngest child himself._

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