Meanings
nounbachelorhood (countable and uncountable, plural bachelorhoods)
plural bachelorhoods
- countableuncountableThe condition of being a bachelor.
He had been alone, girlfriendless, for nearly a year, and had sort of adjusted to bachelorhood […]
2009 July 21, David Updike, Old GirlfriendsSynonyms: bachelordom, bachelorship
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of being a bachelor.
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Origin
- Englishbachelor
- Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
- Proto-Germanic*haiduz
- Englishbachelorhood
Translations
Esperanto fraŭleco
- fraŭlecothe condition of being a bachelor
Finnish naimattomuus
- naimattomuusthe condition of being a bachelor
French célibat
- célibatthe condition of being a bachelor
Greek αγαμία
- αγαμία (agamía)the condition of being a bachelor
Hungarian nőtlenség
- nőtlenségthe condition of being a bachelor
Icelandic einlífi, einhleypni
- einlífithe condition of being a bachelor
- einhleypnithe condition of being a bachelor
- ókvænithe condition of being a bachelor
Japanese 独身
- 独身 (dokushin)the condition of being a bachelor
Punjabi ਕੁਆਰਪਣ
- ਕੁਆਰਪਣ (kuārapaṇ)the condition of being a bachelor
Slovak staromládenectvo
- staromládenectvothe condition of being a bachelor
Swahili useja
- usejathe condition of being a bachelor
Cite this entry
APA
bachelorhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bachelorhood
MLA
“bachelorhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bachelorhood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bachelorhood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bachelorhood.
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