bachelor girl
Americannoun
noun
Sensitive Note
See girl.
Etymology
Origin of bachelor girl
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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 bachelor girl since her divorce from Actor Glenn Ford more than a year ago, Eleanor was spurred into her new burst of high stepping by Son Peter Ford, 16.
From Time Magazine Archive
The life of a bachelor girl made little appeal at that moment.
From The Independence of Claire by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
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