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bachelorhood

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bach·e·lor  (bch-lr, bchlr)
n.
1. An unmarried man.
2. A person who has completed the undergraduate curriculum of a college or university and holds a bachelor's degree.
3. A male animal that does not mate during the breeding season, especially a young male fur seal kept from the breeding territory by older males.
4. A young knight in the service of another knight in feudal times.
[Middle English bacheler, squire, youth, bachelor, from Old French, from Medieval Latin baccalrius, tenant farmer, perhaps of Celtic origin.]
bache·lor·dom, bache·lor·hood, bache·lor·ship n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bachelorhood - the time of a man's life prior to marriage
time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
2.bachelorhood - the state of being an unmarried man
marital status - the condition of being married or unmarried
Translations
bachelorhood [ˈbætʃələhʊd] N → soltería f
bachelorhood
n → Junggesellentum nt
bachelorhood [ˈbætʃ/ələhʊd] n → celibato
bachelorhood [ˈbætʃ/ələhʊd] n → celibato


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At all events, a little golden fragment of bachelorhood remained.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
Incapable of grouping the past, he confused the episode of Jacky with another episode that had taken place in the days of his bachelorhood.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
A quarter of a mile inland we came upon the holluschickie--sleek young bulls, living out the loneliness of their bachelorhood and gathering strength against the day when they would fight their way into the ranks of the Benedicts.
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