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 network on Friday, Feb. 14 dropped a teaser for Bravo's Love Hotel, the new dating series in which eligible singles will gather together in a quest to win the hearts of four of the Real Housewives franchise's biggest bachelorettes. Dave Quinn, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 Look at picture No. 107 in the exhibition of 1874: another of Morisot’s lugubrious bourgeois bachelorettes. The Learning Network, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 Others are booking it for bachelorette and birthday parties and corporate events. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025 The bride is also planning a three-day bachelorette getaway abroad that would also require plane travel. Erin Clack, People.com, 7 Jan. 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 22 Feb. 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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