When did the bathroom become washroom?

Nothing wrong with the word wash people use it all of the time. It’s probably more of a where you are at and how you are raise which type of words you use to tell people about things. I say bathroom al of the time some times I say restroom which is when I’m out it even then I might say bathroom or I need to use the potty toilet or I need to go pee. If my stomach is an issue I’ll say I’m having tummy trouble and will be in the bathroom. Bathroom can also be used depending where you line as being in it to take a bath or shower. I’d your going to clean yourself lots of people saying they are going to go wash themselves leaving it up to that person to figure out if you meant taking a bath or shower. In some periods how the toilet could be in the washroom Or bathroom but have like a wall or separate room with in the room for the toilet allowing you privacy when they are using it but allowing someone else to come in to the washroom To either wash hands, do makeup, wash themselves (bath or shower). It’s a common feature they a lot of more modern house have but not all. Then there is half bathroom or just a sinkett (also know as a wetbar).

For what I know, washroom is used mainly in American English to designate a public facility, bathroom is used for the smaller residential place where you go to take your bath or shower.

It depends a lot on where you live and what you grew up with. We call it the bathroom.

I’ve never heard the bath room referred to as the wash room.

With time changes the expression and we have to accept these new changes and use them. We have to go with the flow of time.

Apart from taking a bath they are probably uncomfortable with what else is done in a bathroom.

Maybe it has to do with the fact that many people now shower instead of bathe. Or they want to wash their hands.

Washroom is sophisticated and more of an Elitist sounding ! Plus Bathroom implies .. just bath But combined toilet and bath = Washroom And well we still ape a lot of Western thoughts, ideas and even bath concepts!!

I always thought it was called a wash room because there was no toilet in it. Only a basin. Then when toilets became a common thing it was called a bathroom, or restroom.

I don't know. We still call it a bathroom here in the US.

Here in the Philippines. Most of us specifically with the lower class and/or even middle class like us. Bathrooms also serve with washroom or laundry room as well. Lol.