bachelorette

noun

bach·​e·​lor·​ette ˌbach-lə-ˈret How to pronounce bachelorette (audio) ˌba-chə- How to pronounce bachelorette (audio)
: a young unmarried woman

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The woman detailed a dispute during a destination bachelorette trip that quickly escalated from a seating preference into a broader debate over boundaries. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 New York Times Is bachelorette culture out of hand? Ellie Austin, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 In one month, she was invited to several more events, baby showers, weddings, and bachelorette trips, on top of planning her own birthday party. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025 When brothers Benjamin and Max Goldberg opened a bar in their hometown in 2003, Nashville was more than a decade away from becoming bachelorette-party-central. Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bachelorette

Word History

Etymology

bachelor entry 1 + -ette

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bachelorette was in 1896

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“Bachelorette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelorette. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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bachelorette

noun
bach·​e·​lor·​ette ˌbach-lə-ˈret How to pronounce bachelorette (audio)
ˌbach-ə-
: an unmarried woman

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