What is another word for chamberpot?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈe͡ɪmbəpˌɒt] (IPA)

A chamberpot, or a portable toilet as it is also known, is a vessel used for collecting human excreta. It has been used for centuries as a common household item, especially before the advent of a modern sewage system. There are many synonyms for the word chamberpot, including bedpan, urinal, pot, commode, slop, jerry, and night potty. These words have slightly different connotations and are often used in different contexts. Bedpan and urinal are more commonly used in the medical industry, while commode and slop are more mainstream. Regardless of what term you use, the primary function of a chamberpot remains the same - allowing us to relieve ourselves with ease and dignity.

What are the hypernyms for Chamberpot?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    portable toilet, chamber vessel, utensil vessel.

What are the hyponyms for Chamberpot?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for chamberpot (as nouns)

Usage examples for Chamberpot

The book, fallen, sprawled against the bulge of the orangekeyed chamberpot.
"Ulysses"
James Joyce
Vrinal, an Vrinall; also, a Jordan, or chamberpot.
"Early English Meals and Manners"
Various
"I'll be hanged," said she, "if Sawney Waddle, the pedlar, has not got up in a dream and done it, for I heard him very obstropulous in his sleep, Sure I put a chamberpot under his bed!"
"The Adventures of Roderick Random"
Tobias Smollett

Famous quotes with Chamberpot

  • Many a crown of wisdom is but the golden chamberpot of success, worn with pompous dignity.
    Joey Adams

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