Added 9 October 2026
laundry
/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ noun
Latin root: lavandaria Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about laundry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A laundering; a washing.
In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
- A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
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That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
Origin
From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.
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