sponge bath

US /ˈspʌndʒ bæθ/

UK /ˈspʌndʒ bæθ/

a wash of the body with a wet sponge or cloth instead of by immersion in a bath or shower

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The nurse gave the patient a sponge bath.

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After her surgery, she could only take a sponge bath for a few days.