Meaning & use
master bath
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Meanings
nouncountable
The bathroom attached to the largest bedroom in a house, used mainly by the adults who live there.
Grammar: Countable: say a master bath or the master bath, and use master baths for more than one.
Patterns
- a master bath with something
- the master bath is next to something
The master bath has a big tub and two sinks.
They added a walk-in closet next to the master bath.
In this apartment the master bath is the only bathroom with a window.
nounsingularAmerican
This kind of bathroom considered as a feature that makes a home more valuable or comfortable.
Grammar: Often used with the, as in the master bath, when talking about a home's layout or value.
Patterns
- a house with a master bath
- have a master bath
Buyers in this area expect a house to have a master bath.
The listing says three bedrooms and a master bath.
Word forms
| plural | master baths |
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Common combinations
- a spacious master bath
- The new house comes with a spacious master bath.
- an attached master bath
- Every bedroom has an attached master bath in this hotel.
- renovate the master bath
- They spent the summer renovating the master bath.
- a master bath with a walk-in shower
- She wanted a master bath with a walk-in shower.
- the master bath suite
- The master bath suite includes a dressing area.
Synonyms and how they differ
- en suite
- British and common in property ads; it means a bathroom joined directly to a bedroom, not necessarily the largest one.
- ensuite bathroom
- A more formal way to say the bathroom is attached to a bedroom; it does not say whose bedroom it is.
Word family
Commonly confused: master bath or master bedroom?
master bath vs master bedroom
The master bedroom is the largest bedroom; the master bath is the bathroom connected to it. People often say 'master suite' for both together.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'master bath' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A master bath is a bathroom attached to the main bedroom, so option 2 fits. The others treat it as a small object you store, carry, or buy, which makes no sense.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “master bath”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.