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women's room

women's room noun: synonym of ladies' room: a public restroom intended for females.

Noun

women's room (plural women's rooms)

  1. (US, euphemistic) Synonym 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 Review
    Synonyms:
    ladies' room
  2. (historical) A waiting room in a railway station or other public building intended exclusively for women and usually including a separate women's lavatory.

Synonyms of women's room

Forms of women's room

pluralwomen's rooms
alternative formwoman's room

Origin of women's room

Probably a generic variant of the earlier-attested ladies' room (“a waiting room for women”).

Questions about women's room

What does women's room mean?
Women's room means synonym of ladies' room: a public restroom intended for females.
What part of speech is women's room?
Women's room is a noun.
What is the plural of women's room?
The plural of women's room is women's rooms.

Words near women's room in the dictionary

  1. women's libbers
  2. women's liberation
  3. women's refuge
  4. women's refuges
  5. women's rights
  6. women's room
  7. women's rooms
  8. women's shelter
  9. women's shelters
  10. women's studies
  11. women's troubles

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