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bachelorhood

American  
[bach-ler-hood] / ˈbætʃ lərˌhʊd /
Also bachelordom

noun

  1. the state of being a bachelor.


Etymology

Origin of bachelorhood

First recorded in 1825–35; bachelor + -hood

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Alice and Jimmy are too accustomed to the safety they’ve created in an emotional refuge that was always meant to be temporary: Childhood, in Alice’s case, bachelorhood in Jimmy’s.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Aging friends head to Las Vegas to celebrate the end of one’s long bachelorhood and relive their glory days.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2020

His long-term bachelorhood didn’t have the same effect on his family that Ms. McIntyre’s single status had on her mother.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2020

He fought free-speech battles in courts, defied segregation, drew accusations of exploitation, and lived a life of seemingly breezy bachelorhood as publicly as possible.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2017

In those first years of joint bachelorhood, Lawrence and Oppenheimer were virtually inseparable.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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