bachelorette
Americannoun
noun
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humorous a young unmarried professional woman
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another word for bachelor apartment
Gender
What's the difference between bachelorette and bachelor? See -ette.
Etymology
Origin of bachelorette
Example Sentences
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Selena Gomez is preparing to bid farewell to her former bachelorette pad, listing the sprawling Encino home for $6.49 million, just 6 months after she married Benny Blanco.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Her family said she was the first Black woman under contract with Columbia Studios, the first Black bachelorette on “The Dating Game” and the first spokesmodel for Fashion Fair Cosmetics.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Still, I empathize with your desire to cut costs as being in a bridal party is expensive: the average cost of being a bridesmaid is almost $2,000, including the bachelorette party, according to The Knot.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025
Some were simply hot takes like her disdain for the near constant presence of bachelorette parties in downtown Nashville.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025
She doesn’t live at home with her parents, but in a bachelorette apartment in one of the new high-rise buildings on Avenue Road, north of St. Clair.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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