"light, long boat for river navigation," 1711, from Canadian French bateau, from Old French batel, from Germanic *bait- "a boat" (see boat (n.)).
Bat Mitzvah
Batavia
batboy
batch
bate
bateau
bated breath
batement
bath
bathe
bathetic
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