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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


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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

Rather, her story asks how her child might have fared, and how this would have fundamentally altered Alan’s eternal bachelorhood, and how they both might have felt about Dora.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

He also felt the whole episode — and his continued bachelorhood — brought shame to his family.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

There were never any specifics or details, simply that the bookish, gentle Souter and his lifelong bachelorhood seemed to fit the stereotype.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021

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

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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