Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throws the baby out with the bathwater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
throws the baby out with- the -bath-wa-ter
IPA
65
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does throws the baby out with the bathwater mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of throw the baby out with the bathwater

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