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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

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

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

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

Naomi Wolf wrote: “A lot of men stay unmarried decade after decade because they bought the Hugh Hefner line that polygamist bachelorhood is ideal, and they lead largely empty lives.”

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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