son of a bachelor

noun

Son of a bitch.

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Meanings

nounson of a bachelor (plural sons of a bachelor or sons of bachelors)

plural sons of a bachelor · plural sons of bachelors

  1. euphemisticuncommonSon of a bitch.

    You son of a Batchelor, do you throw your Pispots upon my head?

    1657, Thomas Jordan, The walks of Islington and Hogsdon, with the humours of Woodstreet-compter, a comedy., act 4, scene 2

Origin

Attested from 1657.https://www.oed.com/dictionary/son-of-a-bachelor_n Likely a minced oath of son of a bitch based on the assonance between bitch and the first syllable of bachelor, and with bachelor being less vulgar but implying bastardy.

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APA

son of a bachelor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/son%20of%20a%20bachelor

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“son of a bachelor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/son%20of%20a%20bachelor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “son of a bachelor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/son%20of%20a%20bachelor.

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