bachelorette party

noun

: a party for a woman who is about to be married usually attended by women only

Arriving at a second bar where they planned to wind up the night, they found the upper floor occupied by his fiancee, at her own much-rowdier bachelorette party.

—Nicholas Kulish

Examples of bachelorette party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In April in Portugal, Megan Parry had a hen do, which is a pre-wedding celebration similar to a bachelorette party and is especially popular in the United Kingdom and Australia. —Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025

There was an appropriately princess themed one year old birthday party, complete with castle backdrop, a bachelorette party and a family reunion. —Lois Alter Mark, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Everybody has that group text from a bachelorette party in like, 2018 that people will still pop into to share photos of their kids. —Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 30 Mar. 2025

Plan the bachelorette The bachelorette party is likely the biggest undertaking a maid of honor will take. —Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bachelorette party

• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty
• counterparty
• multiparty