bachelor girl

American  

noun

1. Older Use: Sometimes Offensive. an unmarried woman, especially a young one, who supports herself and lives alone.

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bachelor girl British  

noun

1. a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting

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Sensitivity

See girl.

Etymology

Origin of bachelor girl

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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bachelor girl

Within a decade she was “Gloria-Steinem-the-antiwar-gorgeous- bachelor girl who was pictured with Henry Kissinger in Time and Life…,” according to a breathless 1970 account in the Los Angeles Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Britain's Princess Margaret, an all-too-eligible bachelor girl, turned 29, was greeted by Britain's press with heartfelt congratulations and a bit of "will-she-ever" worry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even the clumsiest bachelor girl can sew professional-looking draperies with the aid of pre-pleating devices.

From Time Magazine Archive

A slight, trim, brunette bachelor girl, Bridget Riley is now a Jill-of-all-trades in the London office of the advertising empire of J. Walter Thompson.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bachelor girl and the bachelor man are much on the increase.

From Threads of Grey and Gold by Myrtle Reed

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