ladies' room

Female bathroom facility

A ladies' room is a public restroom for women.

The term is slightly more genteel than women's room and appears on signage in restaurants, theaters, and other public venues: Excuse me, where's the ladies' room?

The possessive apostrophe reflects the older convention of calling women "ladies" in polite contexts.

Related

touchup · hand dryer · public bathroom · stall door · occupied sign · out of order · primping · freshening up · air freshener · privacy · feminine hygiene · toilet · gossip · long line · women's · gender segregation · ladies' lounge · queue

Opposites
gender designation

ladies' roommen's room

Male-designated public toilet

gentlemen's room · boys' room · urinal · gents

exclusivity vs. inclusivity

ladies' roomunisex bathroom

Toilet for everyone

family restroom

Family

room, lady, ladies', powder room

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G