sponge bath

Frequency: 5.04.5 per million words

washing someone with a wet sponge, especially someone who is ill in bed

bathADJECTIVE + NOUN

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sponge

Examples (10)

  • The nurse carefully gives the patient a daily sponge bath to keep him clean.
  • After his surgery, he had to have a sponge bath for a week because he couldn't get the incision wet.
  • Tomorrow morning, I will help my grandmother with her sponge bath.
  • It's recommended to give a newborn a sponge bath until the umbilical cord stump falls off.
  • When camping without a shower, we took a quick sponge bath each day.
  • Could you show me how to properly give someone a sponge bath?
  • A warm sponge bath was given to the patient to help reduce his fever.
  • Giving a sponge bath requires patience and gentle handling, especially with the frail.
  • The caregiver has just finished giving the elderly man his sponge bath.
  • I felt much better after a refreshing sponge bath when I was too sick to stand in the shower.