bachelorhood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English bachelor Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English bachelorhood From bachelor + -hood.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The 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 Girlfriends:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bachelorhoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (16)
ja 独身 (the condition of being a bachelor) · sw useja (the condition of being a bachelor) · is ókvæni (the condition of being a bachelor) · hu nőtlenség (the condition of being a bachelor) · is einhleypni (the condition of being a bachelor) · sk staromládenectvo (the condition of being a bachelor) · eo fraŭleco (the condition of being a bachelor) · mk ергенство (the condition of being a bachelor) · fr célibat (the condition of being a bachelor) · is einlífi (the condition of being a bachelor) · sq beqari (the condition of being a bachelor) · fi naimattomuus (the condition of being a bachelor) · el αγαμία (the condition of being a bachelor) · pa ਕੁਆਰਪਣ (the condition of being a bachelor) · km ភាពកំលោះ (the condition of being a bachelor) · mk беќарство (the condition of being a bachelor)