Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bachelorhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: bach-e-lor-hood
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being a bachelor.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He had been alone, girlfriendless, for nearly a year, and had sort of adjusted to bachelorhood […]"

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bachelorhoods (plural)

Synonyms

bachelordom bachelorship

Questions

What does bachelorhood mean?: The condition of being a bachelor.
Where does bachelorhood come from?: 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.

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